Check out the wicked lil robo tank:
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=320
although *this*
http://www.bostondynamics.com/dist/BigDog_Feb-26-2006.wmv
is way creepier. The video sends chills up my spine. That thing is trotting down the absolute middle of the "uncanny valley" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley ).
The sound emitted from that thing is maddening and max creepy. The scenes of it wandering alone through mud and rubble, still buzzing like a mad wasp after all humanity is exterminated, haunt my dreams.
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paulie Femto
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03-15-2006 09:29
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Paolo Portocarrero
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03-15-2006 09:47
Witness the dawning of the RL matrix...
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03-15-2006 09:54
Check out the wicked lil robo tank: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=320 although *this* http://www.bostondynamics.com/dist/BigDog_Feb-26-2006.wmv is way creepier. The video sends chills up my spine. That thing is trotting down the absolute middle of the "uncanny valley" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley ). The sound emitted from that thing is maddening and max creepy. The scenes of it wandering alone through mud and rubble, still buzzing like a mad wasp after all humanity is exterminated, haunt my dreams. I believe we would be better liked as a Nation if we reduced our Army to 50,000 troops and stopped invading other nations |
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03-15-2006 10:32
OMG! I'm gonna have nightmares from that video for the rest of my life. That thing is really scary. We're so programmed to recognize biologic locomotion, I seriously had to stare at that thing for a good 30 seconds before I was able to convince myself it wasn't 2 guys with their upper bodies hidden inside an air conditioner. Very impressive (and frigtening).
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03-15-2006 10:36
Johnny Five is ALIVE!!!!!!
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03-15-2006 10:37
Johnny Five is ALIVE!!!!!! Best movie robot EVAH. The toolbox with the plunger grappling-hook in 2 was kinda lame, though. _____________________
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Kendra Bancroft
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03-15-2006 10:38
Best movie robot EVAH. The toolbox with the plunger grappling-hook in 2 was kinda lame, though. Yayyyy! We agree on something totally! _____________________
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Reitsuki Kojima
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03-15-2006 10:39
Yayyyy! We agree on something totally! If it involves agreeing with 80's pop culture, you've got me over a barrel. _____________________
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Anna Bobbysocks
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03-15-2006 10:43
"How can you debate this war when our droids are in harms way!"
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Kendra Bancroft
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03-15-2006 10:45
What color will the ribbons be?
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Lecktor Hannibal
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03-15-2006 10:48
What color will the ribbons be? Grey? Again, you disappoint me Kendra. For the love of <deity>, where is the shiny?! _____________________
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Einsman Schlegel
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03-15-2006 10:57
Shiney.. shiney... shiney!!! oooooo shiney..
And yes, I agree with the witness the dawning of the RL Matrix. Having robots doing the war battles, has a serious moral issue in my mind. It's the perfect military weapon though. What's the point in destroying it, when we can just make another? I would think using our 'human troops' would be a deterrant to not wage war. But alas, its come of age where we can fight 'because we can, and don't have to worry about casualties'. That thought is just incredibly scarey to me. |
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Sable Sunset
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03-15-2006 11:02
You think that's scary? Check out >Tetra Vaal - the future of law enforcement<
This is just a promo using a prototype - but expect this to be in use in major warzones soon... _____________________
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Kendra Bancroft
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03-15-2006 11:08
Again, you disappoint me Kendra. For the love of <deity>, where is the shiny?! then you must spank me. _____________________
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Siobhan OFlynn
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03-15-2006 11:29
then you must spank me. Can I watch?  _____________________
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paulie Femto
Into the dark
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Tetravaal!
03-15-2006 11:37
http://analogik.com/multimedia/video/tetravaal.mov
That's just CGI, right? Oh, please God, tell me they haven't built that. EDIT: Apparently, the TetraVaal film was made by Neill Blomkamp for SPYFILMS: http://www.spyfilms.com/ Amazing, creepy stuff. _____________________
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elgrego Shaftoe
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03-15-2006 11:46
time to run to the hills, with a high powered anti-robot rifle.
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Sable Sunset
Prim Herder
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03-15-2006 12:08
http://analogik.com/multimedia/video/tetravaal.mov That's just CGI, right? Oh, please God, tell me they haven't built that. EDIT: Apparently, the TetraVaal film was made by Neill Blomkamp for SPYFILMS: http://www.spyfilms.com/ Amazing, creepy stuff. Yes, sorry - couldn't resist!  I thought I'd allow everyone the little frisson of excitement you get from thinking it's real, then heaving a huge sigh of relief when you realise it is just CGI.  However, watch this space - I'm sure it's just a matter of time! O.o _____________________
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Toni Bentham
M2 Fashion Editor
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03-15-2006 18:09
Can we work towards autonomous Presidents?
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paulie Femto
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03-15-2006 18:36
next request?
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Siro Mfume
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03-15-2006 22:50
There are currently patents for automated aquisition and firing solutions. Essentially you can currently mount a completely automated turret on a humvee. They're still working on the autonomous vehicle portion (there are yearly contests). The best ones so far have been able to navigate miles of desert, but they have yet to make the leap of being able to handle traffic.
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