OMG adorbs. So inspirational.
I think I can, I think I can, I think...therefore I am.
Clever girl. Not the least bit terrifying.
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OMG adorbs. So inspirational.
I think I can, I think I can, I think...therefore I am.
Clever girl. Not the least bit terrifying.
Bonus: Download the Developer SDK right now and teach your Spot to do whatever you want! ;)
This is how it works, AI gets presented as cute and harmless, then we lower our guard, it gets normalised and before long....
Doesn't make them any less relevant, autonomous weapons systems are already in development.
Does your username refer to an HR department, or the concept of treating humans as resources?
Amazing how many people think this is real, but that video is very well done.
The first three or so BD videos were cool, but for years now whenever I watch these I just fee like "Eh, whatever." They are all pretty much the same thing. Robot walks around. Robot walks on some rocks. Robot steadies itself from falling.
I'm not saying the underlying tech isn't cool or impressive, but it seems like this company gets a ton of free exposure because they had these really impressive robot videos in 2014.
I know, I'm no fun.
I'm not saying the underlying tech isn't cool or impressive, but it seems like this company gets a ton of free exposure because they had these really impressive robot videos in 2014.
I know, I'm no fun.
But the robots can do parkour now. They've gotten much more advanced since 2014.
Massachusetts State Police is already using these robotic dogs.
I looked at their launch ad, and I can't wrap my head around how these things could be useful. They don't have much battery life, they can't lift that much, they're just... walking around for 90 minutes. What would be the practical use for them?
I guess that could be one way to use them, yeah.
This too :p
Adam's enthusiasm for geeky tech stuff is always infectious.
I was thinking that too. It feels like Boston Dynamics is just building the tech and hoping someone else comes up for a use for them.
The only use I can think of is in disaster zones. Having a bunch of these walking around rubble after an earthquake might be a good way to find survivors. They're lighter than people too, so they should be less likely to cause more collapses in the process.
They can also probably be used for existing drone applications like searching dangerous homes without putting a human at risk.
I was thinking that too. It feels like Boston Dynamics is just building the tech and hoping someone else comes up for a use for them.
The only use I can think of is in disaster zones. Having a bunch of these walking around rubble after an earthquake might be a good way to find survivors. They're lighter than people too, so they should be less likely to cause more collapses in the process.
They can also probably be used for existing drone applications like searching dangerous homes without putting a human at risk.
this is how it begins
When the first rogue AI gets loose, by the time word gets out, people will be convinced it's some "boss town" fake nonsense because we will have been inundated by that shit for generations by then
Plenty. Operate in hazardous environments to start with. However any things like these off the top of my head - fires, see and remote speak, lead/navigate, intel gathering, bomb defusing, carrying loads, distraction, suicide runs, put in harms way first (open doors).
Now think of them with various task specific configs and there is a huge potential.
