CitizenVectron Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Dystopian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CayceG Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I fucking hate this cutesy pet-ification of these robots. They aren't being used as R2-D2. They're being used as battle droids and because of that, they put on this window dressing to make us think they're adorable to cover the dystopian Patlabor-esque skeleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Our future is hello kitty autonomous kill bots that literally dance on your grave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Just now, CayceG said: I fucking hate this cutesy pet-ification of these robots. They aren't being used as R2-D2. They're being used as battle droids and because of that, they put on this window dressing to make us think they're adorable to cover the dystopian Patlabor-esque skeleton. Like a drone strike with googly eyes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, CayceG said: I fucking hate this cutesy pet-ification of these robots. They aren't being used as R2-D2. They're being used as battle droids and because of that, they put on this window dressing to make us think they're adorable to cover the dystopian Patlabor-esque skeleton. While I agree that many of the first applications for many robots will be in the military, the humanoid bots aren't likely to be militarized anytime soon. If you're going to mount a gun, or even just carry equipment, something like Boston Dynamics own BigDog would be more useful. It's a lot of work to build a humanoid bot, and largely you do so to navigate spaces meant for people. Besides, I'd argue the opposite is more true. Boston Dynamics does stuff like this because advanced robotics and AI get quickly associated with things like Terminator or The Matrix, so they need to go out of their way to show their work in a less threatening manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Dystopian The music makes it feel like a Fallout cutscene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Just now, Jason said: The music makes it feel like a Fallout cutscene. The movement has a bit of reverse uncanny valley going on because it looks super close to life like, but not quite. So it looks like what we have been conditioned to expect from mo-cap. Which makes it jarring to see it from real life visuals instead of gaming or CGI graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Now that Boston Dynamics is owned by Hyundai, we're all gonna regret those jokes we made about their cars back in the 80s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I drive a Hyundai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, 69los said: I drive a Hyundai. You will be spared as will I as I drive a Kia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 41 minutes ago, TwinIon said: While I agree that many of the first applications for many robots will be in the military, the humanoid bots aren't likely to be militarized anytime soon. If you're going to mount a gun, or even just carry equipment, something like Boston Dynamics own BigDog would be more useful. It's a lot of work to build a humanoid bot, and largely you do so to navigate spaces meant for people. Besides, I'd argue the opposite is more true. Boston Dynamics does stuff like this because advanced robotics and AI get quickly associated with things like Terminator or The Matrix, so they need to go out of their way to show their work in a less threatening manner. But IS their work non-threatening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Our future is hello kitty autonomous kill bots that literally dance on your grave I was thinking of something worse and so was someone else: 1 hour ago, Jason said: Teabagging robots of doom 1 hour ago, 69los said: I drive a Hyundai. I have one that doesn't work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, CayceG said: I fucking hate this cutesy pet-ification of these robots. They aren't being used as R2-D2. They're being used as battle droids and because of that, they put on this window dressing to make us think they're adorable to cover the dystopian Patlabor-esque skeleton. I highly doubt that is the motivation knowing the attitudes of robotics researchers toward robots which is substantially different from the general public. The motivation is probably a combination of 1. Dancing requires a high degree of dexterity making it a useful demo of the robotics control 2. Roboticists generally like robots and like having fun with them rather than being fearful of them. Doing goofy things with your robots for fun is fairly typical. And that said, right now these robots are not being used much for anything. There are concerning military applications, but there are also lots of non-concerning military applications that should concern you no more than a military existing in the first place does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 But my main question isn't why are they making the robots dance. It's why do these robots need that level of balance, dexterity, and articulation? For what purposes are they intended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, CayceG said: But my main question isn't why are they making the robots dance. It's why do these robots need that level of balance, dexterity, and articulation? For what purposes are they intended? Because the mere act of walking in uncertain environments alone requires far more dexterity than you realize. Showing dancing dexterity gives a good sense of how robust the robots are without having to construct many artificial test environments. And that's just walking! Never mind coupling that with carrying objects, climbing ladders, or doing any mundane thing humans do naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Jason said: Are you telling me dancing robots are spreading Covid in the UK?!?! Diabolical bastards! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Somewhere out there, you know there’s some robotic principal out there looking for this robot Ferris and his friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I would be way more concerned about something like this being around in the future than some humanoid type military robot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 The only robot apocalypse I want is the one where robot wives become cheap and effective, thus causing mass depopulation because men no longer feel the need to be with women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, marioandsonic said: The only robot apocalypse I want is the one where robot wives become cheap and effective, thus causing mass depopulation because men no longer feel the need to be with women. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, marioandsonic said: The only robot apocalypse I want is the one where robot wives become cheap and effective, thus causing mass depopulation because men no longer feel the need to be with women. I’m sure this will happen in some form within many of our lifetimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 5 hours ago, CayceG said: But my main question isn't why are they making the robots dance. It's why do these robots need that level of balance, dexterity, and articulation? For what purposes are they intended? I imagine the goal for people in the field is to recreate human motion and eventually with complete human form as well, especially if you can pair it with a good AI you could replace people for just about anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 The only thing to fear about the more robotic future is the backwards, regressive, stupid assholes who are going to get violent against the most mundane, harmless of these advanced robots because they fear Terminator becoming a reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, Brick said: The only thing to fear about the more robotic future is the backwards, regressive, stupid assholes who are going to get violent against the most mundane, harmless of these advanced robots because they fear Terminator becoming a reality. Incident of drunk man kicking humanoid robot raises legal questions TECHXPLORE.COM A few weeks ago, a drunk man in Japan was arrested for kicking a humanoid robot that was stationed as a greeter at a SoftBank, Corp., store, which develops the robots. According to the police report, ... A similar thing happened to another Pepper at a mall in California a few years after that. Dude tackled it and sent its head flying to the dismay of kids watching. These things are little more than glorified mall kiosks with an Alexa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Ok, so maybe this behavior needs to be hard coded like some fourth law of robotics. Robots have to dance to music. So if and when the robots rise up we can play music to stop their assault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Heretek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Just a couple decades from now we'll have the Ghost in the Shell style spider tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Anathema- said: Just a couple decades from now we'll have the Ghost in the Shell style spider tanks. It's heretek but I will allow it because they are cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 2:41 PM, CayceG said: But my main question isn't why are they making the robots dance. It's why do these robots need that level of balance, dexterity, and articulation? For what purposes are they intended? I know this post is really old but I thought you might find this interesting to answer your question (providing you haven't seen it already). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Place me firmly into the “robots are creepy” camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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