Posted on 07/28/2025 5:28:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A humanoid robot developed by South Korea’s nuclear research institute was able to accurately toss a water bottle into a yellow barrel from across the room, marking a significant advancement in disaster response robotics.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute published brief video footage showing its ARMstrong Dex robot pitching the 500-milliliter bottle about 10 feet underhanded with its mechanical arm into the barrel.
This test was more than just a clever stunt. It showed that the robot had key skills needed in an emergency.
In disaster zones where roads are blocked or too dangerous for people to reach, being able to quickly and accurately deliver small but essential items — like medical kits, radios or water — can be the difference between saving lives and arriving too late.
Engineers built the robot to figure out exactly where and when to throw something, adjusting its strength with split-second accuracy to make sure it lands in the right spot.
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If this is what you do for a living, then a robot just took your job.
In a disaster situation make sure you remain within 10’ of where a robot can obtain access.
Steelers are looking for a QB.
Use amazon drone delivery service
imagine android in the future, with ai mind of stars from the past, no need for real players anymore.
It only throws water bottles when the “be nice” switch is in the on position.
Otherwise, it throws grenades.
That hand up, hanging, like Jordan.
Sounds like the Babylon Bee.
Yes.
It might make a great robot bartender.
Whether it’s a 100 robots or a phalanx water bottle gun, I’m trying to imagine being a disaster victim getting assaulted by hundreds of water bottles.
Ping me when they teach it to do something useful. Like play cornhole.
With a 10 foot range, I'm not sure it is ready for playing grenade toss.
They didn’t show the earlier practice of it zeroing in on a particular target and shooting it with a firearm.
You want Skynet? Because this is how you get Skynet.
Antifa has expressed interest in buying the robots, but asked to repeat the trial with frozen water bottles.
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