Hyundai is reportedly in talks to buy Boston Dynamics
Hyundai may be the next owner of Boston Dynamics, the company behind the Spot robot dog.
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It's done. The price tag is $921 million USD.
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Hyundai buys 80% controlling stake in Boston Dynamics, maker of Spot the robot dog, for $921M
The goal of the acquisition is to transform human life through the advancement of robotics, according to Hyundai.
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Hyundai Motor acquires Boston Dynamics from SoftBank for almost $1 bn - KED Global
Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to acquire the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics Inc. from SoftBank Group for slightly less than 1 trillion won ($921 million) and
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hyundai robot horse pls
just imagine these crossed together
Finally a weapon that can drive in metal gear.
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I traded it in in 2017 towards a Kia Niro. #teamNotHyundia #teamKia #teamYoureStillHyundaiAsshole
1B in this market is laughable, shows that they really can't figure out what to do with this tech.
The most pressing need regarding AI-robots is for space-based activities first and foremost. I'm surprised and somewhat disappointed that SpaceX doesn't have a robot-making division, it will quickly become a stumbling block.
The most pressing need regarding AI-robots is for space-based activities first and foremost. I'm surprised and somewhat disappointed that SpaceX doesn't have a robot-making division, it will quickly become a stumbling block.
I remember reading the military really cooled down on that technology.
I think they're kinda fucked, it's hard for military tech to compete in the consumer market.
It is competing with way cheaper stuff that is pretty close in capabilities.
I also remain unconvinced that this design has too many useful applications.
The use case is always described as "for rescue operations". Which is ridiculous. That's just when they don't want to say "Military/Police/Security".
Flying drones make far more sense anyway. I've seen them use Spot on construction site, under the excuse that there are no security cameras in place, but cameras are cheap, Spot is slow. There's really no need for this thing. Their bigger human-sized robot could be interesting, but not really.
If you want to replace humans, you make octopus-like robots, think Shuma-Gorath but made of many slim tentacles instead of a few thick ones, not human-like robots. THAT can literally do anything, such as driving a Jeep while reading the instruction manual and firing a machine gun all at the same time, delivering groceries, building cars, painting them. It can do anything. You don't need to convert anything for its use, it can manipulate anything a human can and then some, and it can't fall.
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They will probably be a great fit. We might see things like wheelchairs with legs or other lower body exoskeletons.
They definitely have to be using some of tech for manufacturing side of things. Could definitely help when transitioning to EV vehicles
SpaceX bought/rented their own Spot robot recently (called Zeus) which they use for pad work during Starship testing. I'm sure they're also pretty interested in space-based applications as well.
Sounds promising. At least Hyundai knows what they want to do with robotics:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hyundai-developing-own-ironman-suit/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hyundai-developing-own-ironman-suit/
BD seems like they meticulously engineered a product that maybe a few dozen organizations can come up with actual use cases for. It's really cool tech that just doesn't seem to do any actual useful thing better than a cheaper product can.
