Cordeos Posted June 1, 2015 This robot will be so good at jumping over our corpses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted June 2, 2015 So what's the countdown on someone giving a stage presentation or a Ted talk or something on robotics that ends with the presenter pulling off their faceplate while the real person who created them walks onstage?Hahahaha, yes!"Oh, just one more thing..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerretic Posted June 5, 2015 The DARPA Robotics Challenge is happening today and tomorrow at the Pomona Fairplex in SoCal. I'm going to check it out tomorrow but meantime you can watch live at www.theroboticschallenge.org Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted June 6, 2015 From the DARPA Robot Olympics: More *excellent* physical robot comedy here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted June 8, 2015 Japan would build a swordsman robot: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubixsQube Posted June 8, 2015 Those fails, BigJKO, are just comedy gold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted June 8, 2015 Japan would build a swordsman robot: I'm not the only one here that subscribes to the right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salacious Snake Posted June 9, 2015 I'm not the only one here that subscribes to the right? I made a cheesy little song that revolves around a sample from one of their videos: https://soundcloud.com/eotf-seork/cold-steel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickinthehead Posted June 12, 2015 Robots now have tentacles 2x the thickness of a human hair which can precisely grab ants. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a15991/tiny-robotic-tentacles-can-lasso-an-ant/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted June 12, 2015 I'm not the only one here that subscribes to the right?I saw a video years ago of a man chopping up boots full of meat. Was that them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaizokubanou Posted June 12, 2015 From the DARPA Robot Olympics: More *excellent* physical robot comedy here. DARPA? More like DERPA kekekekekeke I'm so sorry for that obvious and cheesy pun... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted June 19, 2015 The headline is a bit much, but this is fascinating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apelsin Posted June 28, 2015 Google's chat bot is not ashamed of being a philosoper. http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-tests-new-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-2015-6?r=US#ixzz3eLX4VsKk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted June 29, 2015 "his bot can place 1,000 bricks an hour, enough to erect the walls of a house in two days of round-the-clock work—a task that, on average, takes a human crew four to six weeks of hard labor." How fast could this robot trap someone in a room with bricks? Obviously Edgar Allan Poe foresaw this threat. http://singularityhub.com/2015/06/29/human-vs-robot-bricklaying-robot-can-place-1000-bricks-an-hour/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fondue Posted July 2, 2015 Robot kills worker at Volkswagen Plant in Germany http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/02/robot-kills-worker-at-volkswagen-plant-in-germany?CMP=fb_gu "The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig said. He said initial conclusions indicate that human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks in the assembly process. He said it normally operates within a confined area at the plant, grabbing auto parts and manipulating them." I wonder if those conclusions had been come to via the help of a computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted July 3, 2015 Robot kills worker at Volkswagen Plant in Germany http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/02/robot-kills-worker-at-volkswagen-plant-in-germany?CMP=fb_gu "The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig said. He said initial conclusions indicate that human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks in the assembly process. He said it normally operates within a confined area at the plant, grabbing auto parts and manipulating them." I wonder if those conclusions had been come to via the help of a computer. The weird thing about that story is I and many others saw it get tweeted by a woman on twitter named Sarah O'Conner. I feel bad for her because she got flooded with jokey replies and she hasn't seen any of the movies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwardinen Posted July 3, 2015 The last part of that story is also kind of strange: "German news agency DPA reported that prosecutors were considering whether to bring charges, and if so, against whom." Who do we blame for the machines we create killing us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ninety-Three Posted July 3, 2015 The last part of that story is also kind of strange: "German news agency DPA reported that prosecutors were considering whether to bring charges, and if so, against whom." Who do we blame for the machines we create killing us? If the machine is found guilty of murder, do we give it the electric chair? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted July 3, 2015 If the machine is found guilty of murder, do we give it the electric chair? What if the machine is an electronic chair? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted July 3, 2015 It's electric chairs all the way down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sno Posted July 6, 2015 Not really in the scope of apocalyptic autonomous robot news, but i can't resist posting about a goddamned real world giant robot duel: I am positively giddy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted July 6, 2015 Not really in the scope of apocalyptic autonomous robot news, but i can't resist posting about a goddamned real world giant robot duel: I am positively giddy. From the videos I have seen the American Robot seems a lot more functional. I haven't found any video of the Japanese robot driving. This article has some stats on the bots http://makezine.com/2015/07/06/usa-vs-japan-giant-robot-battle/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites