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Re: An electric new era for Atlas

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That first video of the bot standing from the floor and turning towards the camera one joint at a time does something strange to the uncanny valley horror movie part of my brain.

I am really confused by their intentions with this video. Are they trying to freak us out? If so, succeeded! But I would have thought they’d rather not have us experience atlas as some kind of freakish terminator mixed with the girl from the ring.

Pretty sure it's meant to show "these robots can perform movements that are impossible for a human"

But the animal part of our brain that screams danger when we see this is just a byproduct of that. Anybody giving it real credence rather than just laughing it off should stop driving a car, travelling by air, talking to people on a phone, etc.

Re: An electric new era for Atlas

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post #352

That first video of the bot standing from the floor and turning towards the camera one joint at a time does something strange to the uncanny valley horror movie part of my brain.

It seems like a bad decision from the business side of things too. Having your employees freaked out about the new robots seems like a nonzero ding towards a company purchasing one.

Pretty sure people acclimatise.

Re: An electric new era for Atlas

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post #192

The progress since the 2015 DARPA challenge (where robots succeeded mostly in falling down) is impressive. Less than a decade! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0TaYhjpOfo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Robotics_Challenge

You're comparing a satirical video from 2015 with a 2024 marketing video... Not exactly a fair comparison...
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