[binary visions]

http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=BigDog

A 4-legged robot that can handle all kinds of terrain, including ice... or getting straight-out kicked and not falling down. It looks alive - almost to the point of looking abusive when the guy boots it to demonstrate its capabilities.

Check out this YouTube clip of the capabilities of that thing:

Does anyone else want one? I could buy a 1200mm f/5.6 and the thing would be my own personal sherpa/tripod

 

[DRB]

You make seem so benevolent.... are you part of it?

 

[binary visions]

You make seem so benevolent.... are you part of it?

No.

These are not the droids you seek.

 

[DRB]

No.

These are not the droids you seek.

Just what I thought.

Inside that antimony skin suit beats a heart of cpu and silicon. The voice of reason is one of the robot overlords..... we are so fvcked.

 

[Damo]

Cool, but can it fire laser beams?

 

[Westy]

I get to play with robots like this on occasion. Not as human like but I got one to throw a 300lb engine block once.

 

[stosh]

The humans are dead..... The humans ARE dead.... we poisoned their a$$es with poisonous gasses......

 

[DRB]

I get to play with robots like this on occasion. Not as human like but I got one to throw a 300lb engine block once.

What they didn't show was the next 30 seconds where the robot kills everyone there....

 

[Potroast88]

They came yesterday, too.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198906

 

[MMike]

I'm going to buy robot insurance

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Pretty cool, that place is one town over from my hometown. I would love to be a ME at a place like that, seems like it would be really fun.

 

[Prettym1k3]

No.

These are not the droids you seek.

You don't need any identification.

 

[binary visions]

They came yesterday, too.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198906

99.998% of "YouTube of the Day" videos are terrible. I guarantee a majority of Ridemonkey didn't see it under that thread either

The 0.002% was that Hitler as a Cowboy's fan video.

 

[vtjim]

I would run like hell if I saw that thing coming my way in the woods.

Creeeepyyyyyy.

 

[X3pilot]

They saw it coming loooong before you...

 

[Stray_cat]

Sweet! It does almost everything a human can...except you don't have to put it through college.

 

[Nick]

Wow. That was really cool.

 

[Arkayne]

Not clicking, its an Awareness Test

edit: that thing is creepy freaky!

 

[binary visions]

Sweet! It does almost everything a human can...except you don't have to put it through college.

Plus you don't have to go through those years where it pukes, pisses and poops everywhere.




Oh, wait, you already said college.

 

[sanjuro]

You must be so happy BV. You are probably the only person happy the Terminators are taking over...

 

[Stray_cat]

Plus you don't have to go through those years where it pukes, pisses and poops everywhere.




Oh, wait, you already said college.

Ha ha, though I'd love to see the logic code that says it ok to drink enough to pee and puke in public.

 

[binary visions]

I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords.

 

[MMike]

I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords.

Hail robots!!!

 

[DRB]

Hail robots!!!

pyscophant

 

[syadasti]

Drones are on their way...

The Honeywell Micro Air Vehicle or 'Honeywell MAV' is seen during a flight test in this undated photograph taken at an undisclosed location. The MAV weighs 16 pounds when empty (dry) and 18 1/2 pounds when fully loaded with fuel (wet). It is 14 inches in diameter and 22 inches from the feet to the top of the MAV structure. Miami police could soon be the first in the United States to use cutting-edge, spy-in-the-sky technology to beef up their fight against crime.
(Honeywell/Handout/Reuters)

 

[DRB]

oh just great.... I guess that spots the people for the giant space robot to throw things at.

 

[syadasti]

oh just great.... I guess that spots the people for the giant space robot to throw things at.

Found article about it:

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1929797920080326?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=22&sp=true

Not really new technology though...

The CIA acknowledges that it developed a dragonfly-sized UAV known as the "Insectohopter" for laser-guided spy operations as long ago as the 1970s.

 

[JustMtnB44]

A 4-legged robot that can handle all kinds of terrain, including ice... or getting straight-out kicked and not falling down. It looks alive - almost to the point of looking abusive when the guy boots it to demonstrate its capabilities.

Here's the latest footage of BigDog...it seems to be progressing well
Video Link

Here's a quick video of one of the robots my company built. I'm currently working on designing a new version of this vehicle.
Video Link

Which one is scarier?

 

[BrooklynMachine]

I'm going to buy robot insurance

Word. We're re-upping our policy.

 

[Changleen]

I approve. The video is amazing. The correction that thing has is awesome.

OK so:

http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/next-energy-news-toshiba-micro-nuclear-12.17b.html

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For some reason Giant robots really make future wars seem positively appealing.

 

[Cru Jones]

Yeah, that thing is creepy, but cool. I'd rather have one of these. It's way less creepy. It's designed to "direct attention and express emotion." And it dances....

http://www.liquid-dirt.com/2008/03/keepon.html

http://beatbots.org/research/

 

[eaterofdog]

New footage of the BigDog is up.

 

[syadasti]

New footage of the BigDog is up.

FAIL

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2878360&postcount=28

 

[DRB]

The flying robot finds you. The robot "dog" holds you down. The giant space robot throws satellites at you and kills you.

DAMMIT!!!!

 

[Pesqueeb]

Robot overlords are boring.

 

[StiHacka]

 

[Nick]

 

[rockofullr]

The robots are coming...

 

[TN]

you're face is a robot

 

[rockofullr]

Hey what gives?

I can see other peoples gifs gifing but my gifs don't gif for me. Can you guys see my gifs giffing?