Off Topic- This Robot Scares the Christmas Out of Me
My robotics friend, David, sent me this video. In his typically soft-spoken way, he also agrees this looks spooky.
How does this relate to social media? I’ll stretch it. Because of YouTube, I didn’t have to see this in the news. I can share it with you. You can share it with others, re-blog, etc, etc. Portable media. Hmm. Now that would make a great expo, wouldn’t it?
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For most of the video it reminds me of a dog, looking for a place to do its business.
And, yeah, creepy.
I saw this Big Dog bot a few months ago in a demo where they were trying to “kick it over.” Seems they’ve improved it tremendously in just a few months.
Truly amazing!!
Combine this droid with this sentry gun:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ybaPJ51u1sI
that uses a Logitech webcam and an airsoft rifle, and you’ve got yourself some battle droids!
On one hand, I’m amazed and thanks for sharing, very cool. On the other hand, I am going to have nightmares of robot terminator goats chasing me through the woods.
Wow. Creepy and cool all at once. Looks like one of those costumes where one guy is the front and the other is the back.
cool! I want one. I’m thinking I could send it out to get my groceries, walk my dogs, mow the lawn….
silly
they just need to get a mini plane to wrap a cable around it’s legs
and it will fall down
i saw that done once
This is indeed creepy. And the way that it adjusts to changes in its relatively smooth path (e.g., the kicking and the snow-walking) makes it creepier. At least you can hear it coming. I rue the day when that puppy can approach silently.
I was this video a while back. Last night I saw this gatling gun on Future Weapons and later found this video. Combining the gatling gun with the robot would be truly fearsome.
Here is the link http://www.dillonaero.com/videos.html
Let’s hope it never comes to a neighborhood near you.
Rather disjointed stream of consciousness while watching: Creepy, scary…blind, lost…synchronization…speed …agility…WOW! imagine the possibilities!…search and rescue a la 9/11 or Crandall Canyon mine collapse…defensive combat…deep water/rugged terrain search and recover…prison guards…”mechanics” freeing humans to do healing and other work only humans can do.
Awesome!
I saw this earlier in the week. I still think it’s awesome. It’s strong, weighs less than a horse, eats less than a horse, and doesn’t get sick.
You must also go watch this parody: http://gizmodo.com/372272/video-of-bigdog-beta-quadruped-robot-is-so-stupid-its-hilarious
Amazing!
The first few seconds it looks ok, but then you discover how big this is.
Gave it a stumble.