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Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance” (spectrum.ieee.org)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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...replacing the previously hydraulic version.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I never knew I needed Boston Dynamics to build a skinwalker, but they knew

[–] [email protected] 54 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"What should we include when we build our humanoid robot?"

"It should stand up in the most unnerving way possible."

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Admit it...if your legs could do that, you'd stand up like that every single time. Just because you could. Just like every time General Grievous climbs into a shuttle and does that flip.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Which is exactly why Jonathan Frakes sits down like that!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Jesus Christ, it's like they made a new RoboCop out of the girl from The Ring