Robots getting creepier

A backflip???????????????????????? This is going too far. Next will be a T3 Terminator. :y:

WHERE IS SARAH CONNER WHEN YOU NEED HER?

[video=youtube;knoOXBLFQ-s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knoOXBLFQ-s[/video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilelyaSALzU

Boston Dynamics is CYBERDYNE.

[video=youtube;_8VhW9JIwUk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8VhW9JIwUk[/video]

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfCAvyLSYQ[/video]
How video game companies portray robots in future society, as hackable weaponized Spiders.

I never liked Spiders anyways.

Cool, but they don't seem to have many spider bots. Too many legs to power and control.

Focus seems to be on bipeds and DOGS. They have a packBot to carry supplies and ammo, follow a soldier faithfully.

These things are no joke. If they ever find a decent power source, probably nuclear, they will show up in battle.

I think laser weapons are inevitable, like on fighter planes. Don't have to carry ammo. No recoil. Perfect for bots.

They keep saying full autonomous is a no no, man has to be in the loop. But of course that will be breached eventually.
https://www.bostondynamics.com/spot-mini

Here's LS3 an older video.
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=arIJm2lAfR8[/video]
I did the math, it can carry 182 kg from website specification or 14,907 rounds of lose packed SS109 5.56 x 45 NATO ammunition.

I don't like it at all.

Hmmm ... clones, robots, virtual reality, information overload, genetic alteration. I don't like any of this. But please ignore me; I'm a backward-thinking Christian.

These kind of things always make more of an impression because we see it and subconsciously assume after the video we see, the robot walks off to play basketball, sits down, goes shopping, cooks dinner, hangs out at the sports bar, or whatever else; just like a human-since we see them doing things similar to a human. The fact is we don't see the dozens of people and the hundreds of hours that enabled these demonstrations. The videos probably show every second of the battery life and run out of power right after the video stops.

I'm quite impressed with what Boston Dynamics is coming up with. their recent "PR releases" with the dog style bot opening doors and taking the elevator, and the biped also bending over & picking stuff up is pretty impressive.

But at the same time, if this is what they're making public, imagine what these things are really capable of.. That scares me..

There are already a few designs for "robotic sentries" who can detect good vs bad guys, and react upon these 'invader' form 2+ miles away. They are also capable of travelling on their own to & from their intended 'guard post', despite most terrain restrictions.

After Fukushima, there is significant interest (and lots of money) in semi-autonomous or remotely piloted robots that can enter into radioactive areas and help with cleanup. Since many of those areas were designed for human access (stairs, ladders, etc) but may have obstacles (chairs, hoses, construction debris, etc) robots that are relatively humanoid in shape and capability are sensible. Tracked robots have difficulty with stairs and can't do ladders. Flying robots can't open doors or hatches, etc. But dogs and humans would have little difficulty (if the radiation didn't kill them).

Look at Russian Robot. Handles a pair of Glock 17 just fine.
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HTPIED6jUdU[/video]
Here's more Russian Bias.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YNyh8b7Pays
This thing can weld too.

One of our other engineers (not me, rats!) visited Boston Dynamics today to help troubleshoot an issue they're having with one of our gear sets.
From a purely selfish standpoint, I hope BD keeps coming up with new, innovative designs and continues to use our fine products.

Can you get one of your dork friends to program Spot Mini to juggle beer cans? It would go viral or something.

That PackBot was huge! Funny beacon thing the soldier put on his foot, some kind of radio xmtr.

Robots going into reactors fail quickly, even with shielding. The radiation is too strong. Need one based on air pressure or hydraulics.

The military says no autonomous bots, but they are working on them. :dark:

https://thebulletin.org/us-killer-robot-policy-full-speed-ahead

Calls for autonomous weapons have been rising both outside and from some inside the military. In 2001, retired Army lieutenant colonel T. K. Adams argued that humans were becoming the most vulnerable, burdensome, and performance-limiting components of manned systems. Communications links for remote operation would be vulnerable to disruption, and full autonomy would be needed as a fallback. Furthermore, warfare would become too fast and too complex for humans to direct. Realistic or not, such thinking, together with budget pressures and the perception that robots are cheaper than people, has supported a steady growth of autonomy research and development in military and contractor-supported labs. In March 2012, the Naval Research Lab opened a new facility dedicated to development and testing of autonomous systems, complete with simulated rainforest, desert, littoral, and shipboard or urban combat environments

Sea of Rust:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRWLGD9/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

The Berserker series (for the ultimate creepy robots):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker_(Saberhagen)

XolveJohn said:

This is going too far. Next will be a T3 Terminator. :y:

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Russian Robo Tank. Uran 9T I think this kills a T3, John.
[video=youtube;cgfGrn50NiM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgfGrn50NiM[/video]
Can't wait for these to paradrop into our back yards... ARGHHHHHH....

ELECTRIC GNATS??????
[video=youtube;DjUdVxJH6yI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjUdVxJH6yI[/video]

Robotic bees that eat their way into your brain, as shown on Black Mirror?

There's a MortarBot????
[video=youtube;nz2rFO0mURM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz2rFO0mURM[/video]
Infantry are going to hate this robot.

[video=youtube;RMZYGfJ_f1o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMZYGfJ_f1o[/video]
I WANT.... Would totally be fun to prank someone.

Fantom Tank.
[video=youtube;mdTvre6gE4o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdTvre6gE4o[/video]
By Ukraine.
[video=youtube;Xo2SbQ2vP-I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo2SbQ2vP-I[/video]

Russia has one too.
[video=youtube;6JcH7mTXmCY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JcH7mTXmCY[/video]
Creepy robots!