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SochBAT · 06-10-2006, 01:35 AM

Dang, watching VH1 earlier, they posted a clip of an actual quadripedal robot that could self balance itself. FREAKING AMAZING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae06LFa3i38

External Link Enclosed!

I was thinking to myself how this kinda of technology would be able to save so many lives when mastered and introduced to real-world situations.

Can anyone say MetalGearDONKEY?

**S13SilviaGirl** · 06-10-2006, 01:45 AM

that is pretty cool! crazy how it didnt fall over when the guy kicked it! I probably would have fell over.

SochBAT · 06-10-2006, 03:31 AM

Dangggg, did some research, really really minor research actually, and pulled up 3 other robots created by BostonDynamic.

Link it UP!!!

Dang, im wondering if it is possible to invest in the company or buy shares.

Kn1ves · 06-10-2006, 04:32 AM

that video, at 3:29 AM, in the dark, is FUCKIGN SCARY ESPECIALLY THAT NOISE IT MAKES!

i can see though, that theres too much oversteer

s14slide · 06-10-2006, 07:19 AM

that would be an awsome battlefield ammo runner or like an automatic homing pigeon type stretcher. That would be awsome, someone get's hit, but you don't have to sacrafice two other guys/weapons to carry him. That would be freakin' awsome. Auto-stretcher.

yokotas13 · 06-10-2006, 08:29 AM

that is simply awesome

Team Rootbeer · 06-10-2006, 09:59 AM

robots are the tits!

i want my own, to ride with me and tell me stories

**ThatGuy** · 06-10-2006, 10:36 AM

This robot is being developed for the ARMY. Only problem I see so far is the noise. It's not exactly "tactical".

I could just see some Soldier getting fed up with that constant whirring and putting "Robo-Lassie" out of it's misery.

nissantuner22 · 06-10-2006, 10:37 AM

The last kick was impressive, it was enough to shift the weight signifigantly, but the recovery looked almost, natural? Scary stuff.

Hope I'm around in another 80 years.

Sil Beer S13 · 06-10-2006, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sochbat

Dang, watching VH1 earlier, they posted a clip of an actual quadripedal robot that could self balance itself. FREAKING AMAZING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae06LFa3i38

External Link Enclosed!

I was thinking to myself how this kinda of technology would be able to save so many lives when mastered and introduced to real-world situations.

Can anyone say MetalGearDONKEY?

Ya metal gear donkey, haha i dont think it will work well in stealth missions.

A Spec Products · 06-10-2006, 12:14 PM

geez

as if they didnt learn from john conner already?

t2 judgement day, and we won't have AHNOLD to save us

SochBAT · 06-10-2006, 12:47 PM

While the whining isn't so stealth, why would it matter?

You're dying, would you care about your life? the the whining of the robot that retrieves you from battle?

"That whining is too much, i'll end my own life!"

and hey, they're still in their R&D mode. Give it a few years.

broken240sx · 06-10-2006, 01:14 PM

given the motives and track record of those who control the government/military, I'm scared shitless of robots when they can take over people's jobs, even if their job is to die on a battlefield...

robot: Knock knock

Civilian: "Oh, hello officer robot!"

robot: "surrender your weapons and stay indoors, there are terrorists afoot"

BAM, martial law.... Like in Iraq

ROBOTS DONT COME WITH CONSCIENCES

S13Eye · 06-10-2006, 04:16 PM

I think the noise is comming from small nitro engine. It sounds like it. Maybe its used to run a generator.

DreamDriveDrift · 06-10-2006, 08:42 PM

the robot looks sort of like two humans facing each other with black stockings, until you look at it from the rear.

Lucivar619 · 06-11-2006, 12:30 AM

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/2006...7203910160.htm

It all leads to this.

OdessaS13 · 06-11-2006, 01:27 AM

it looks like two anorexic midgets stuck in Chinese finger-trap type of metal enclosure. I can only come to the conclusion that the buzzing noise is them yelling for help. Did anyone find that video hilarious? and yes investing in that company would defiantly not be a bad idea.

theicecreamdan · 06-11-2006, 02:56 AM

it DANCES l

EchoOfSilence · 06-11-2006, 03:31 AM

yeah, control systems are fucking pimp.

wow, those legs operate really realistically.

S13Eye · 06-11-2006, 06:05 PM

It seems that people didn't like my comment about the robot being powered by a nitromethanol engine, since i got 2 negative rep points for it. According to Boston Dynamics, the robot is powered by a gasoline engine. I'm sorry if i said something wrong, apparently the type of fuel pissed off two people. If you ever owned a nitro powered R/C car, you would know it sounds exactly like the Boston Dynamics robot.

JDMB0iKT · 06-11-2006, 07:02 PM

this was pretty interesting.

***S14DB*** · 06-11-2006, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S13Eye

It seems that people didn't like my comment about the robot being powered by a nitromethanol engine, since i got 2 negative rep points for it. According to Boston Dynamics, the robot is powered by a gasoline engine. I'm sorry if i said something wrong, apparently the type of fuel pissed off two people. If you ever owned a nitro powered R/C car, you would know it sounds exactly like the Boston Dynamics robot.

Maybe it was payback for someone you pissed off not the subject? :dunno:

Ghostdrifter · 06-11-2006, 07:56 PM

I wanna see a human controlled exoskeleton. that would be badass

EchoOfSilence · 06-12-2006, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostdrifter

I wanna see a human controlled exoskeleton. that would be badass

Actually, there are some kinds of those. I know UC Santa Cruz has been/is developing a lower-exoskeleton that allows the wearer to maneuver/jump with a 50-100 pound pack as well as (if not better than) as if he weren't wearing anything at all

SochBAT · 06-12-2006, 02:43 AM

IIRC, there was a man with a bionic arm that was linked up to fiberoptics to his muscles. Pretty much giving him his useful arm back. The only draw back was controlling the strenght. What if he was holding his baby, and had a slight twitch. He'd squeeze the life outta that baby!

Things like these robots makes me want to be a engineer. And build Iron Man.

*exitspeed* · 06-12-2006, 10:06 AM

Cool stuff. I watched a whole show on discovery last year about robotics and how far they've come and certains ones that were being developed.

The AI that is being developed right now is amazing. Robots actually learning like a child.

Anyone see the DARPA challenge too? That's some cool shit there.

I give it another 50 years before robots are a larger part of our lives.

SochBAT · 06-13-2006, 02:18 PM

http://www.ric.org/bionic/

Linking to Jesse Sullivan, the Bionic Man.

Dang, grafting electrodes to nerves to power his arms.

It'd be better if he had a Whip/Lasso/OttoOctopus arm, so he could be the Bionic Commando!! NES baby!

Time to research exoskeletal enhancements.

Since IronMan already has arms, he'll need some leg enhancers, right?

These will help him.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3502194.stm

Think of it as a NismoPowerBrace, for your legs. Reducing the strain of weight, making carrying heavy things easy as ice.

Imagine gettin kicked with one of those! WOW!

06-10-2006, 01:35 AM	#1
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Robots! Dang, watching VH1 earlier, they posted a clip of an actual quadripedal robot that could self balance itself. FREAKING AMAZING! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae06LFa3i38 External Link Enclosed! I was thinking to myself how this kinda of technology would be able to save so many lives when mastered and introduced to real-world situations. Can anyone say MetalGearDONKEY?

06-10-2006, 04:32 AM	#4
Kn1ves Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ɐɔ 'sǝlǝƃuɐ sol Posts: 1,281 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Kn1ves Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that video, at 3:29 AM, in the dark, is FUCKIGN SCARY ESPECIALLY THAT NOISE IT MAKES! i can see though, that theres too much oversteer __________________ there's something here

06-10-2006, 07:19 AM	#5
s14slide Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nippon Age: 43 Posts: 630 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that would be an awsome battlefield ammo runner or like an automatic homing pigeon type stretcher. That would be awsome, someone get's hit, but you don't have to sacrafice two other guys/weapons to carry him. That would be freakin' awsome. Auto-stretcher. __________________ = My day

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06-10-2006, 10:36 AM	#8
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This robot is being developed for the ARMY. Only problem I see so far is the noise. It's not exactly "tactical". I could just see some Soldier getting fed up with that constant whirring and putting "Robo-Lassie" out of it's misery. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

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SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Dangggg, did some research, really really minor research actually, and pulled up 3 other robots created by BostonDynamic. Link it UP!!! Dang, im wondering if it is possible to invest in the company or buy shares.

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nissantuner22 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Age: 40 Posts: 1,056 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	The last kick was impressive, it was enough to shift the weight signifigantly, but the recovery looked almost, natural? Scary stuff. Hope I'm around in another 80 years. __________________ Current Project: Operation: N/A SR: 93 Silvia Q SR20DE Engine with go fast goodies. , "Common problems 240sx's suffer from are curbs, trees, ditches, and other immovable objects."thx247 "on the tounge... there is no guardrails."- citizen

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SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	While the whining isn't so stealth, why would it matter? You're dying, would you care about your life? the the whining of the robot that retrieves you from battle? "That whining is too much, i'll end my own life!" and hey, they're still in their R&D mode. Give it a few years.

06-10-2006, 01:14 PM	#13
broken240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new york Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	given the motives and track record of those who control the government/military, I'm scared shitless of robots when they can take over people's jobs, even if their job is to die on a battlefield... robot: Knock knock Civilian: "Oh, hello officer robot!" robot: "surrender your weapons and stay indoors, there are terrorists afoot" BAM, martial law.... Like in Iraq ROBOTS DONT COME WITH CONSCIENCES

06-10-2006, 04:16 PM	#14
S13Eye Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 40 Posts: 190 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think the noise is comming from small nitro engine. It sounds like it. Maybe its used to run a generator.

06-10-2006, 08:42 PM	#15
DreamDriveDrift Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MD Posts: 131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the robot looks sort of like two humans facing each other with black stockings, until you look at it from the rear.

06-11-2006, 12:30 AM	#16
Lucivar619 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 60 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/2006...7203910160.htm It all leads to this.

06-11-2006, 01:27 AM	#17
OdessaS13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cali Age: 38 Posts: 708 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it looks like two anorexic midgets stuck in Chinese finger-trap type of metal enclosure. I can only come to the conclusion that the buzzing noise is them yelling for help. Did anyone find that video hilarious? and yes investing in that company would defiantly not be a bad idea.

06-11-2006, 03:31 AM	#19
EchoOfSilence Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles/Berkeley, CA Posts: 2,238 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	yeah, control systems are fucking pimp. wow, those legs operate really realistically. __________________ Petition Nissan to Make the IDx on http://IDxClub.co !

06-11-2006, 06:05 PM	#20
S13Eye Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 40 Posts: 190 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It seems that people didn't like my comment about the robot being powered by a nitromethanol engine, since i got 2 negative rep points for it. According to Boston Dynamics, the robot is powered by a gasoline engine. I'm sorry if i said something wrong, apparently the type of fuel pissed off two people. If you ever owned a nitro powered R/C car, you would know it sounds exactly like the Boston Dynamics robot.

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JDMB0iKT Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 34 Posts: 731 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: JDMB0iKT Feedback Score: 2 reviews	this was pretty interesting.

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Ghostdrifter Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA Age: 38 Posts: 213 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I wanna see a human controlled exoskeleton. that would be badass

06-12-2006, 02:43 AM	#25
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	IIRC, there was a man with a bionic arm that was linked up to fiberoptics to his muscles. Pretty much giving him his useful arm back. The only draw back was controlling the strenght. What if he was holding his baby, and had a slight twitch. He'd squeeze the life outta that baby! Things like these robots makes me want to be a engineer. And build Iron Man.

06-12-2006, 10:06 AM	#26
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Cool stuff. I watched a whole show on discovery last year about robotics and how far they've come and certains ones that were being developed. The AI that is being developed right now is amazing. Robots actually learning like a child. Anyone see the DARPA challenge too? That's some cool shit there. I give it another 50 years before robots are a larger part of our lives. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

06-13-2006, 02:18 PM	#27
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	http://www.ric.org/bionic/ Linking to Jesse Sullivan, the Bionic Man. Dang, grafting electrodes to nerves to power his arms. It'd be better if he had a Whip/Lasso/OttoOctopus arm, so he could be the Bionic Commando!! NES baby! Time to research exoskeletal enhancements. Since IronMan already has arms, he'll need some leg enhancers, right? These will help him. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3502194.stm Think of it as a NismoPowerBrace, for your legs. Reducing the strain of weight, making carrying heavy things easy as ice. Imagine gettin kicked with one of those! WOW!