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An electric new era for Atlas

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Re: An electric new era for Atlas

#191
post #67

I wonder if you could send a robot to the store to buy cigarettes in the UK, or indeed the robot may decide it wants to buy cigarettes. "Sorry we can't sell cigarettes to anyone born after 2009, or robots".

If we're sending these robots to buy cigarettes at the store, then we've failed horribly

Re: An electric new era for Atlas

#194
post #25

They found the bottom of the uncanny valley and started digging.

Really scary feelings watching the clip. I think we need to make robots either neutral, or somewhat cute. Otherwise society will distrust these entities. This is the opinion of someone strongly rooting for the success of AI/ML and its symbiotic integration with actuators, either on an isolated basis or as a large hive mind.

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Re: An electric new era for Atlas

#196
post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure human's role, in the grand scheme of things, is to generate the next step in evolution. We should do the best job we can for the universe.

Why? Does the Universe care? Why not concentrate on those that have the capacity to care?

It was mostly tongue-in-cheek, just to offer a different perspective. But since you ask, how should we employ our capacity to care? On fleeting comfort, or grand visions? Personally, I vote for creating a superior life form, that can carry on the long history of evolution into amazing new realms and abilities. We could be the "bacterial" precursor of an amazing new stage of evolution.

Re: An electric new era for Atlas

#197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does anyone remember the scene in Terminator 2 where the T-1000 turns around instantly by swapping its face from front to back on its head? It reminds me of that. It's like they were consciously trying to evoke the Terminator.

You're thinking of a fight scene in terminator 3. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSZkU9Yyp0w

Actually I was thinking of the Terminator 2 scene, but this one is closer to what the robot does with the head turning 180 degrees. Creepy either way.

Re: An electric new era for Atlas

#198
post #57

BD is done with hydraulics. I wonder how good this new robot will be at powerful, dynamic movements such as leaps and flips.

Their previous humanoid robot, Atlas, was using hydraulics. But Spot (the dog like one) is not.

Right, and I believe only Atlas was capable of leaps and flips.

Re: An electric new era for Atlas

#199

Are there any Boston Dynamic robots currently in use? Specifically the biped ones, but I'm also interested in the quadrupeds, which they seemed to be pushing for military/search and rescue/packhorse uses.

Ontario Power Generation is experimenting with Spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyjYIgnsIeY

This one is actually pretty interesting cause handling big breakers is quite hazardous.

Re: An electric new era for Atlas

#200

Lmao of course they had to make him get up off the ground in the creepiest way possible.

They did stress that one advantage of electric motors over hydraulics is better mobility. On the other hand, the motors probably do not yet have the power to make jumps and the like.
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