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The Terminators are Almost Here...
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BTR1701
Aug 17, 2015, 10:55:55 PM8/17/15
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Possible cause of the singularity Boston Dynamics is secretive about
upcoming projects, but new footage shows their robots in action-- and
the results are highly unsettling.
First you can see Spot, an agile autonomous quadruped ripped directly
from Isaac Asimov's nightmares, opening a door with the arm it sports
instead of a face. Spot would almost be adorable the way it trots around
on four legs except for the protruding face-arm that will turn the
handle on your front door with its superstrength. Sleep well tonight.
Next, humanoid robot Atlas, an early prototype for the Terminator that
will one day destroy us, is seen striding across uneven rocky surfaces
and stalking through the woods. Atlas in action outside the lab is new--
no doubt Boston Dynamics' way of telling a cowed planet, "Be afraid.
They know no environmental boundaries." Atlas is also shown being hit by
heavy weights and maintaining his balance, so good luck, future freedom
fighters of the underground human resistance.
"We're interested in getting this robot out into this world," says
Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert in the video, as part of MIT's FAB
11 conference. He seems calm and blithely unafraid, ignoring the fact
that his creation is moving through the trees with an ease of motion
that would make Gort weep. "We're working on a version that doesn't have
that [power tether]," Raibert says of Atlas, which is code for "Run, you
helpless fleshbag fools. RUN!"
-1724630556
Possible cause of the singularity Boston Dynamics is secretive about
upcoming projects, but new footage shows their robots in action-- and
the results are highly unsettling.
First you can see Spot, an agile autonomous quadruped ripped directly
from Isaac Asimov's nightmares, opening a door with the arm it sports
instead of a face. Spot would almost be adorable the way it trots around
on four legs except for the protruding face-arm that will turn the
handle on your front door with its superstrength. Sleep well tonight.
Next, humanoid robot Atlas, an early prototype for the Terminator that
will one day destroy us, is seen striding across uneven rocky surfaces
and stalking through the woods. Atlas in action outside the lab is new--
no doubt Boston Dynamics' way of telling a cowed planet, "Be afraid.
They know no environmental boundaries." Atlas is also shown being hit by
heavy weights and maintaining his balance, so good luck, future freedom
fighters of the underground human resistance.
"We're interested in getting this robot out into this world," says
Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert in the video, as part of MIT's FAB
11 conference. He seems calm and blithely unafraid, ignoring the fact
that his creation is moving through the trees with an ease of motion
that would make Gort weep. "We're working on a version that doesn't have
that [power tether]," Raibert says of Atlas, which is code for "Run, you
helpless fleshbag fools. RUN!"
RichA
Aug 18, 2015, 1:00:12 AM8/18/15
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