tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6645336637550840566..comments2024-03-28T17:12:36.615-05:00Comments on Althouse: SpotMini, the dog robot, is sprightly and agile...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25962339023357127282016-06-27T10:05:56.941-05:002016-06-27T10:05:56.941-05:00I think Boston Dynamics is trying to find a market...I think Boston Dynamics is trying to find a market since the Marine Corps declined their robot mule.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31483535018156653082016-06-26T15:47:46.520-05:002016-06-26T15:47:46.520-05:00"Robot Dog" seems like a misnomer.
This..."Robot Dog" seems like a misnomer.<br /><br />This doesn't in any way fill the role that a dog fills.<br /><br />But it's incredibly impressive. And the mind boggles at the potential uses, with a few more years of software and accessories.<br /><br /><br />The "head" action makes me think of the Pierson's Puppeteer aliens from a bunch of Larry Niven's sci-fi. They had two heads, and used each mouth like a hand just like that.clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002827680487639155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65559605138795592552016-06-25T21:16:13.731-05:002016-06-25T21:16:13.731-05:00Are we supposed to cheer for this? Cannot replace...Are we supposed to cheer for this? Cannot replace my precious mutt JoJo.<br />Kathryn51https://www.blogger.com/profile/15849194297198613426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7091538636913309592016-06-25T20:46:44.744-05:002016-06-25T20:46:44.744-05:00Why isn't it a robot cat? I mean, it has a cat...Why isn't it a robot cat? I mean, it has a cat's gait -- the legs on each side move in tandem, like a pacing horse. Michelle Dulak Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041391162535875301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14154739519667965762016-06-25T19:47:01.242-05:002016-06-25T19:47:01.242-05:00Impressive proof of concept. I imagine they will ...Impressive proof of concept. I imagine they will soon be able to make ones the size of grasshoppers. Good for recon and, with tiny grenades or incendiaries, a force to be reckoned with.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376749487613936205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17272902841423893352016-06-25T18:43:29.864-05:002016-06-25T18:43:29.864-05:00It's a fun and games until it humps the Big Sc...It's a fun and games until it humps the Big Screen TV.Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77100530256652872222016-06-25T18:41:23.285-05:002016-06-25T18:41:23.285-05:00Well, so much for sleeping tonight.Well, so much for sleeping tonight.RMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094584962671073162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39665602212884759692016-06-25T18:02:18.632-05:002016-06-25T18:02:18.632-05:00I thought they were pretty impressive, especially ...I thought they were pretty impressive, especially ducking under the table while moving.<br /><br />Wait until they mount a machine gun on one.Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20644370540465450942016-06-25T18:01:42.879-05:002016-06-25T18:01:42.879-05:00Robots should do things that we can't do.
Lif...Robots should do things that we can't do.<br /><br />Lift 1000 pound objects, for instance.<br /><br />But these robots who are supposed to replace our loved ones?<br /><br />Sad.Saint Croixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876368500159112781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77977100535257353072016-06-25T17:58:14.691-05:002016-06-25T17:58:14.691-05:00oh we are so desperate to mimic God!
and so bad a...oh we are so desperate to mimic God!<br /><br />and so bad at itSaint Croixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876368500159112781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33563775025974571612016-06-25T17:57:42.839-05:002016-06-25T17:57:42.839-05:00too expensive.too expensive.Lylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082051710068390275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13414587023439069632016-06-25T17:57:06.999-05:002016-06-25T17:57:06.999-05:00Suggests a prehistoric mammal rather than a dog to...Suggests a prehistoric mammal rather than a dog to my eyes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844540926490008214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35337585148949002162016-06-25T17:55:42.384-05:002016-06-25T17:55:42.384-05:00My Maltese Poodle doesn't discriminate between...My Maltese Poodle doesn't discriminate between robots, hydrants, and other inanimate objects.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-154890580468739862016-06-25T17:16:18.795-05:002016-06-25T17:16:18.795-05:00rcocean said...
Japanese Female robots.
Their ge...<i>rcocean said...<br />Japanese Female robots. </i><br /><br />Their gender is ... constructed.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28136728243181632402016-06-25T16:37:22.451-05:002016-06-25T16:37:22.451-05:00Interesting. But of course, all we care about is t...Interesting. But of course, all we care about is those Japanese Female robots. That's where the action is.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53352754313894113952016-06-25T16:27:15.873-05:002016-06-25T16:27:15.873-05:00I for one welcome our new dog robot overlords. I&...I for one welcome our new dog robot overlords. I'd like to remind them that, as a trusted internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground meat caves.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.com