Posted on 08/17/2021 9:00:27 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Boston Dynamics has published a pair of videos showcasing its Atlas robots completing a complex obstacle course that requires balancing on beams and vaults.
he company's Atlas robotics program is a platform for its engineers to perform research and development on sensory and perception systems.
In a sandbox environment, Boston Dynamics tasked two of its Atlas robots with parkouring through various obstacles.
The parkour routine entailed one of the two robots running up a series of banked plywood panels, broad jumping a gap, and running up and down a set of stairs. The second robot, meanwhile, was programmed to leap onto a balance beam and follow the same steps as the first robot but in reverse. Both robots then had to finish the routine by performing synchronised backflips.
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Creepy!
maybe they can be programmed to do the BLM kneel after every test, so they can win sponsorship from Nike
The day is coming when the authorities are going to turn these loose on us.
Makes one ask who has the deep pockets to fund Boston Dynamics for their potential terminator program?
Pretty darn impressive.
Skynet is gonna be so cool!
Hyundai, apparently.
Hey, I can do all that. Except for, you know, the jumping part...
“The day is coming when the authorities are going to turn these loose on us.”
Hmm...maybe if they start using these, the “Defund the Police” hordes will start wanting human cops again.
next thing ya know they will win the Mt. Midoriyama challenge
...”was programmed....”
And there you have it.
They don’t look particularly bulletproof.
CC
They'll come in swarms.
They'll move faster than these in the video.
They'll have servos which cancel the motion of the running robot from the aiming/firing platforms of the rifles they carry. Similar to the gun on the Abrams tank which subtracts motion of the tank even when they are traversing terrain quickly.
Suppressive fire won't work. Only effective fire will be effective.
Did I mention the swarms?
“Jun 21, 2021 — Hyundai completes deal for controlling interest in Boston Dynamics ... “
SO WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
These are not real.. They film a man in a special suit then add the robotics with computers!!
Some things are fake, and other things are real.
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