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Check this out - soon we'll have mechanical army attack dogs. 36 seconds is where it's just amazing and there's more on ice where it really reminds of some film I can't quite remember.

Now if someone can just put a frickin' laser on its head...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

I might add a poll.

Man, if I saw a squad of THOSE things coming towards me over the hill, I'd break and run.
Seriously, if they'd spliced that footage into the Blair Witch Project the movie would've actually been scary.

fahrenheit 451 OMG!!!

As long as nobody flips the switch on SkyNet we'll all be fine.

We must not let LG see this! :eek:

I'd guess the technology for this will scale pretty rapidly, in about 10 years we can have pretty damn realistic robotic dogs. The question is, what would you want to use it for.

I'd be really happy with an errand dog - I need a crate of beer, I sms instructions to my dog and it whips down to the local shop and brings one back in a minute or so - I don't need to leave my chair.

What do you want it to do, aside from invading Canada?

I'd guess the technology for this will scale pretty rapidly, in about 10 years we can have pretty damn realistic robotic dogs. The question is, what would you want to use it for.


Realistic? No. Use? These. (http://www.megatonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/half-life-2-orange-box1129-fotosdejuegos.jpg)

fahrenheit 451 OMG!!!

OMG TEH HOUND!!!

So we've got robotic dogs and the Large Hadron Collider...that means...

...I, for one, welcome our Benefactors and the Universal Union they have built with our help and cooperation in the aftermath of the Seven Hour Liberation War. Small minds may refer to them as the "Combine" and attempt to resist their might, but only through collaboration with their rule can we reap the colossal benefits of unification. Be careful, be safe, and under no circumstances allow yourselves to be deluded in to the mystical superstitions surrounding the so-called "one free man".

O_O

We're all gonna die at the teeth of robot dogs.

YAY, mankind takes another step towards StarCraft

"I have returned"- Dragoon

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Dice/2537/photo/dragoon_rush.jpg

But still we'd best be careful (http://youtube.com/watch?v=rLCej27ot4w) :p

So we've got robotic dogs and the Large Hadron Collider...that means...

...I, for one, welcome our Benefactors and the Universal Union they have built with our help and cooperation in the aftermath of the Seven Hour Liberation War. Small minds may refer to them as the "Combine" and attempt to resist their might, but only through collaboration with their rule can we reap the colossal benefits of unification. Be careful, be safe, and under no circumstances allow yourselves to be deluded in to the mystical superstitions surrounding the so-called "one free man".

And as if the mortgage crisis wasn't enough of a crotch kicker, real estate values at Ravenholm have suddenly plummeted to Dirt Cheap.

We must not let LG see this! :eek:

*plots*

How many pies do you think one of those can hold?

And as if the mortgage crisis wasn't enough of a crotch kicker, real estate values at Ravenholm have suddenly plummeted to Dirt Cheap.

You'd have to be a zombie to pass up these prices! It's a real fixer-upper with a lot of charm and vibrant local wildlife.

Robotics just gets scarier (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBiyy_e_6U4&feature=related) :eek:

You'd have to be a zombie to pass up these prices! It's a real fixer-upper with a lot of charm and vibrant local wildlife.

Indeed, and one can't certainly deny the charming friendliness of their local pastor, and his deadl- I mean scenic, locales.

that's scarily creepy... it looks and sounds way too much like a giant, terrifying insect to be called anything like "dog" :eek:

pretty cool tech though, just..... ewwwww......

Those are built as pack "animals". Not as attack drones.

If I was going to build a walking robot, I'd make it walk like a cat. Cats place a hind foot where the corresponding front foot just was. Walking like that means you always know you've got a good spot to step to.

Those are built as pack "animals". Not as attack drones.

Sure that's what they're developing them as but if you're telling me some general hasn't already had the bright idea of sticking on a weapon, bullet proofing them and sending them into battle then I'm sure there's a monkey out there I call nephew.

I want one!

Realistic? No. Use? These. (http://www.megatonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/half-life-2-orange-box1129-fotosdejuegos.jpg)

I see your Hunters, and I raise you one Chicken REX (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/Metal_Gear_Gekko.JPG).

I see your Hunters, and I raise you one Chicken REX (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/Metal_Gear_Gekko.JPG).

What about the House of Baba Yaga? (http://images.elfwood.com/art/r/e/reuben/reubencdodd_baba_yagas_hut.jpg)

i watched that video while listening to Sacrificial Dance from Stravinsky's Rite Of Spring. made it creepier still

it's strange how the thing looks ridiculous until something or someone fucks with it and then it starts to move like a real animal.

Those are built as pack "animals". Not as attack drones.

If I was going to build a walking robot, I'd make it walk like a cat. Cats place a hind foot where the corresponding front foot just was. Walking like that means you always know you've got a good spot to step to.
I'd imagine a feline gait would be a lot more difficult to make work.
it's strange how the thing looks ridiculous until something or someone fucks with it and then it starts to move like a real animal.
I was going to make the same observation. It looks a bit off, mainly because it's so slow I think, but when it's got to catch itself for some reason, it could be an actual dog in a weird costume. The part with the ice was unnerving.

I was glad to see they're working on making it run, too. I don't see this being too useful until it can do a gallop and has a large enough power supply to resupply over large distances and such.

I see your Hunters, and I raise you one Chicken REX (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/Metal_Gear_Gekko.JPG).

What about the House of Baba Yaga? (http://images.elfwood.com/art/r/e/reuben/reubencdodd_baba_yagas_hut.jpg)

I'll see both your Chickens and raise you DOG (http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/images/dogstreet.jpg)

I'll see both your Chickens and raise you DOG (http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/images/dogstreet.jpg)

I see your DOG and I'll raise you a RAY (http://www.spawn.com/toys/games/mgs2/ray/images/mgs2_ray_photo_04_dl.jpg), and an Ocelot (http://www.futuregamez.net/ps2games/mgssol/mgssol4.jpg) for good measure.

That's cool, but I like these (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqftVhOuTw&feature=related) better.

That's cool, but I like these (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqftVhOuTw&feature=related) better.

They're certainly lovely, I posted that and others in the Guerilla Art thread a week ago or so because, well I'm simply ahead of the game to be honest.

The difference between engineering and art is only in the mind - beautifully said.

It's the ones that can shoot you (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/images/talon_eod-robotsiraq2.jpg) that are more concerning to me, although this example certainly shows improvements in the basic locomotion thing.

Robotic animals? Piffle. "Not tonight, dear, I have to reboot." (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=not-tonight-dear-i-have-to-reboot)

They need t make this robot obey the three laws of robotics.

I see your DOG and I'll raise you a RAY (http://www.spawn.com/toys/games/mgs2/ray/images/mgs2_ray_photo_04_dl.jpg), and an Ocelot (http://www.futuregamez.net/ps2games/mgssol/mgssol4.jpg) for good measure.

I'll see your Ray and Ocelot and raise you a liquidized ocelot. (http://ui04.gamespot.com/163/liquid1200_2.jpg)

It's the ones that can shoot you (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/images/talon_eod-robotsiraq2.jpg) that are more concerning to me, although this example certainly shows improvements in the basic locomotion thing.


Yeah, when the terrorists run up some stairs that ones pretty much srewed.

Yeah, when the terrorists run up some stairs that ones pretty much srewed.

Meh. Tanks can't go up stairs either, but they're still pretty neat.

Yeah, when the terrorists run up some stairs that ones pretty much srewed.

Daleks don't climb stairs, they raze the building.

Meh. Tanks can't go up stairs either, but they're still pretty neat.

yes, but tanks weigh several tonnes and are designed for open warfare mostly. They don't need to go up stairs. That looks like its for urban warfare. Which includes steps.

yes, but tanks weigh several tonnes and are designed for open warfare mostly. They don't need to go up stairs. That looks like its for urban warfare. Which includes steps.

they looked like they could climb stairs just fine to me :/
it managed a pile of cinder blocks

I reckon they could use that for recon operations, without risking troops in dangerous places, and perhaps in search operations for lost people, just like real dogs.
cool

Give me a robot that cleans my house and I'll be happy forever.:D

yes, but tanks weigh several tonnes and are designed for open warfare mostly. They don't need to go up stairs. That looks like its for urban warfare. Which includes steps.

i think that's a bomb disposal robot. at least, it looks like the one i saw demonstrated.

I'd love to see what that robot would be like with roller skates on. :D

Cool i guess. I doon't know what they'd use it for just yet.

Demonstrated amazing balance when that guy kickied it. It was like a future 300 move.

Too bad it slipped on the ice.

it was amazing to see that robot catch it's balance.

I was watching that and thinking "Meh, just kick the thing over and it's useless"

And then they tried and it wasn't :eek:

Holy balls.

It's not gonna sneak up on anything with a sense of hearing, but the balance and stability of the thing is a complete mind-blow. If they manage to get it to run...and then put some teeth or other weaponry on it...yikes.

Daleks don't climb stairs, they raze the building.

Yes they do. It just involves yelling "elevate" a lot.

yes, but tanks weigh several tonnes and are designed for open warfare mostly. They don't need to go up stairs. That looks like its for urban warfare. Which includes steps.

Well, if they can make it walk and run and be as nimble as all that, I don't see how stairs would be much of an engineering challenge. Presumably if this was a combat robot they would make modifications to allow it to walk up steps, or they would use it in situations not involving steps. :)

I for one can see it as some kind of kamikaze robotic terrorist suicide bomber.

http://www.darpa.mil/body/news/2006/crusher_upi.pdf

This is an unmanned vehicle developed by the U.S. military called Crusher. It is a new type of unmanned vehicle. It no longer requires someone behind the remote like a Predator or Global Hawk. This vehicle is capable of traversing rough terrain completely autonomously, without direct control, completely relying on its algorithms and fed data by a battery of several constantly swiveling cameras. Apparently within a few years, the Crusher will be able to have a weapons system that can identify and destroy targets completely autonomously.

How far does it go before the robot uprising? Get with it, people! :rolleyes: