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Offline Sandwich

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Creepy robot that just won't topple over
on: December 18, 2006, 03:46:15 pm
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #1 on: December 18, 2006, 05:07:34 pm
That's a sexy robot
lol wtf
 

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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #2 on: December 18, 2006, 05:22:08 pm
Creepy?  I say cool.
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #3 on: December 18, 2006, 05:23:00 pm
Scares the **** out of me. It looks like some kind of hellish abomination, created to spread pestilence.
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #4 on: December 18, 2006, 05:25:17 pm
I saw this awhile ago in Popular Science. Pretty neat to watch in motion. :) It's going to be a sort of mechanical pack mule for US troops.
EDIT: And wow, that kick thing is awesome. Can you say walking four legged battlemechs? :D hehe
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #5 on: December 18, 2006, 05:30:04 pm
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=457932615124631320&q=Boston+Dynamics&hl=en

There, no music dubbed over.  Eat your heart out.

WHY DO I WANT TO SEND THIS THING INTO AN AMISH TOWN?!?!

EDIT:  More Boston Dynamics sweetness:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3949340508401657157&q=Boston+Dynamics&hl=en
« Last Edit: December 18, 2006, 05:34:42 pm by Swantz »
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #6 on: December 18, 2006, 06:51:45 pm
No, you're right, that's creepy as hell. I think partly because it walks to organically when clearly it isn't, and partly because the legs are thin little insect legs while the body is huge. It just looks twisted.
 

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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #7 on: December 18, 2006, 06:56:44 pm
What I think is kind of funny, especially in that last video of RiSE, is how they're all wearing hard hats, safety glasses, and ear protection, when all they're doing is following a tiny robot around (in the case of RiSE), or following a big robot around (in the case of BigDog).
 

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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #8 on: December 18, 2006, 08:08:18 pm
My wife Patty said there were people in it.  :lol:

When I told her it was robotic, she said it was creepy.  ;)
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #9 on: December 18, 2006, 09:01:00 pm
Yeah, it's creepy cause it's in the uncanny valley.
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #10 on: December 18, 2006, 10:20:40 pm
Man, that reminds me of the patrol mechs in the new Metal Gear Solid.

It's the legs...... :eek2:
 

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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #11 on: December 18, 2006, 11:21:48 pm
OMG, this reminds me of "The Arrival" that really cheesy alien-sci-fi movie with Charlie Sheen in it, where the alien's knees bend backwards compared to human knees. 

Creepy creepy **** there.  But, I was quite impressed with it traversing the really rough ground, that was pretty amazing actually.  For some reason, I have a mental image of these carrying wounded soldiers away from enemy lines, looks like a gurney with legs!
 

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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #12 on: December 19, 2006, 02:17:37 am
its the music thats creepy, they should have used shifting channels by thorns :D
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #13 on: December 19, 2006, 03:07:18 am
It's a freshly hatched AT-AT.
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #14 on: December 19, 2006, 03:20:16 am
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #15 on: December 19, 2006, 04:48:07 am
the need to give it larger feet to help improve it's feet, and yes, to make it look like a baby AT-AT  :p
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #16 on: December 19, 2006, 09:11:17 am
Yes that is indeed... freaky. I'm just waiting for it to grow a head and ask me if I'm John Conner...
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #17 on: December 19, 2006, 09:57:56 am
It's a cybernetic goat, not a real robot!

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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #18 on: December 19, 2006, 08:37:30 pm
Quote from: Col. Fishguts on December 19, 2006, 03:07:18 am
It's a freshly hatched AT-AT.

QFT



I can just see someone making a riverdance video with these things...  :lol:
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Re: Creepy robot that just won't topple over
Reply #19 on: December 20, 2006, 07:53:56 pm
Sick bastard...  :D


Anyway, I saw this on tv month or two ago. They had the "Front" legs normal until they tried an experiment and reverse them and now the climbing capability is greatly enhanced in this configuration, stability was not affected much. The quadraped format is highly stable as is.

I agree. Throw some guns and rocket launchers on this "puppy" and let her rip!!!  :lol:
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