View Full Version : `............Introducing Spot`
LongTermGuy
02-11-2015, 03:58 PM
*Boston Dynamics - "Big Dog" robot.....It wont be Long now.....`
`Spot is a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. Spot has a sensor head that helps it navigate and negotiate rough terrain. Spot weighs about 160 lbs...........`
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8YjvHYbZ9w
Anton Chigurh
02-11-2015, 04:28 PM
Awesome what they can do with CGI today.
But really - doesn't that make you think "skynet" and "Terminator" right away?
LongTermGuy
02-11-2015, 04:33 PM
Awesome what they can do with CGI today.
But really - doesn't that make you think "skynet" and "Terminator" right away?
Yes Anton it does....Thats why I said...above... "it wont be long now"
Anton Chigurh
02-11-2015, 04:40 PM
Spooky when life imitates art.
LongTermGuy
02-11-2015, 04:53 PM
Spooky when life imitates art.
`Really is amazing how far / fast... we have come with these machines...Now...all it would take is for that special...rogue... "Chip" which would allow it to make decisions and have better learning capabilities .....`
Anton Chigurh
02-11-2015, 06:51 PM
`Really is amazing how far / fast... we have come with these machines...Now...all it would take is for that special...rogue... "Chip" which would allow it to make decisions and have better learning capabilities .....`Read Kurtzweil's "The Singularity is Near" and you'll see the reason why tech is progressing at a exponential rate the curve of which is also exponential. The "chip" is here, in fact it is capable even of writing its own programs.
And ya don't have to house train them.
LongTermGuy
02-12-2015, 04:35 AM
And ya don't have to house train them.
`One day...brother Jeff....they will try to "house train us"....:laugh:
`One day...brother Jeff....they will try to "house train us"....:laugh:
I think it is going to be in the not to distance future.
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