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Post by Poly on Aug 10, 2010 23:17:32 GMT
This is the robot thread I've been planning to make for the last few weeks.
I've poked around and found a few interesting robo-technicians brain children.
First up, BIG DOG.
Next, The Cubinator.
And now for something completely different.
And I'm supposed to end on a laugh...
So yeah this is just a handful. What other wonders have we created?
Doesn't have to be a traditional robot, it could just be a new car or phone etc.
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Post by salamut2202 on Aug 10, 2010 23:38:11 GMT
little fact about asimo - those who think it's completely autonomous are dumb. most of it's actions are either preprogrammed or remotely human assisted.
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Post by Enigma on Aug 11, 2010 11:31:29 GMT
This is true, asimo is not truly a robot, but a souped up remote-controlled android.
However, it would not be hard to attach cameras and various sensors to give it autonomy, perhaps not as much as a real human (that's a good distance off), but autonomy nonetheless.
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Post by Poly on Aug 11, 2010 11:33:29 GMT
I suppose one could have gathered that from the video, after it did not climb back onto it's feet.
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Post by 1deadcop on Aug 11, 2010 16:03:31 GMT
Damn japanese Crawling robots, they're fucking up the ozone!
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Post by killercroc on Aug 15, 2010 15:42:58 GMT
That Big Dog one creeped the hell out of me, just something with those legs, it's not right.
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Post by Poly on Aug 15, 2010 19:32:22 GMT
Yeah, it's some funky funky shit.
Did you click through and watch the related Big Dog (Little Dog) vids?
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Post by Thlaylie on Aug 15, 2010 23:38:59 GMT
I love the Big Dog stuff!
Especially the lateral corrections.
Shades of Terminator units to come!
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Post by Poly on Aug 16, 2010 1:05:36 GMT
Agreed! That ice patch scene is not only incredibly comical, it's fascinating.
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Post by Thlaylie on Aug 16, 2010 1:09:39 GMT
They have managed to accurately imitate a quadruped's actual responses to terrain.
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Post by 1deadcop on Aug 16, 2010 2:33:52 GMT
the noise the big dog makes creeps me out
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Post by FungusA on Aug 16, 2010 13:41:54 GMT
The big dog blew my mind, it's so natural in it's movements, it's was unbeleivably fluent, and completely autonomous? When the man kicked it, it stumbled, and regained balance much like an animal would. It's amazing.
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Post by Athanasy on Aug 16, 2010 13:52:14 GMT
A hur hur hur. Someone from another part of the internet linked me to this: www.futuretimeline.net/index.htmI find it interesting.  Obviously a lot of it is gonna be wrong, either when it happens or if it ever will, but regardless, certain things, like the Bionic Eye, they're already being perfected, so you can assume that it'll happen. |
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Post by salamut2202 on Aug 16, 2010 20:30:42 GMT
^ wrong!
2050. 702% of the human race dies from extreme weather caused by a changing climate. -_-
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Post by Athanasy on Aug 16, 2010 20:57:50 GMT
I love that percentage. Fuck education, that's gonna go in my exams. xD
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Post by salamut2202 on Aug 16, 2010 21:00:36 GMT
well there's a possibility that there can be like 8 x the population now is there?
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