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PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:17 am    Post subject: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

I know the technology is amazing, but those Boston Dynamics robots creep me out.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:20 am    Post subject: Re: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

thats pretty trick!! and probably kinda expensive too...I dont see any creepy.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

Pretty cool. It’s all fun and games until you feed them Wink Laughing

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

even more impressive on two legs...

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maybe when the robot uprising kicks off we can rick roll them! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:20 am    Post subject: Re: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

Is that live or stop motion?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:46 am    Post subject: Re: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

Gotta get yourselves some of that SoftBank stock Wink

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 9:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Making them dance doesn't make them any less creepy Reply with quote

Industrial robotics has been with us for quite some time,
but our science fiction upbringing has left quite an impression that robots are dangerous.
So yes robotic dancing dogs, doesn't really work for me either.
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