Beasteh Posted April 7, 2017 11 hours ago, Cleinhun said: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted May 31, 2017 Curious to know how long before your job is replaced by a robot and you are obsolete? https://willrobotstakemyjob.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beasteh Posted June 2, 2017 According to that, I'm pretty much safe from robots (2.5%). Those at risk could become HR managers (0.55%), nurses (0.9%), elementary school teachers (0.44%), clergy (0.8%) or photographers (2.9%). Working with humans seems to be the best bet. Pretty much everyone else is totally screwed. Sadly there is no entry for "President of the United States of America" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neonrev Posted June 2, 2017 Well, that confirms what I already knew, which was that my job (Optical Lab Tech) is for sure going to be automated very, very soon (97%), which isn't surprising considering that there are labs that are automated in the US already, they just cost a lot to set-up. They aren't entirely automated though, they do still need a minder to calibrate and monitor the machines and to fiddle with the one-off things the machines can't do. Probably the actual best course of action for people working in soon-to-be obsolete manufacturing fields is to learn how to maintain the machinery, since it can't do that itself (yet). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwardinen Posted June 20, 2017 That's oddly hypnotic. I presume they're remote control and this isn't some terrifying sumo AI proving ground? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted June 20, 2017 Looks like AI to me, some of those movements are too fast and precise to be done by remote control. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleinhun Posted June 21, 2017 I am a huge fan of that video. I wonder if it's completely autonomous or if there's a human controlling at least the high level tactics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted July 11, 2017 So my company apparently will take robots in use at a warehouse. This is a small quote from the news that they announced: Quote The autonomous mobile robots have a loading capacity of 78 kilograms and can cover a distance of two metres per second. When the battery life of maximum nine hours comes to an end, the freight robot independently makes its way to the charging unit. The intelligent robots recognise their location and surroundings, and can differentiate between dynamic and static obstacles, thus enabling evasive action to work safely with and around people. So, since it can carry 78kg, it can easily kill humans and carry the bodies away so that nobody notices? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted July 11, 2017 Why would it need to carry the bodies away? Because it's equipped with the ability to engage in evasive action to work safely with and around people, nobody will ever suspect it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forbin Posted July 13, 2017 This video is fantastic: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted July 13, 2017 I love those goofy arms! I have watched the bit at 1:32 ten times now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted July 18, 2017 Robot kills itself rather than serve humans https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/17/dc-security-robot-throws-itself-into-pool/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted July 19, 2017 https://i.imgur.com/kDY0TdU.gifv JAXA has come up with the perfect astronaut murder device. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beasteh Posted July 20, 2017 On 19/07/2017 at 7:09 AM, Kolzig said: https://i.imgur.com/kDY0TdU.gifv JAXA has come up with the perfect astronaut murder device. Oh good, they've built one of these: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted August 16, 2017 https://i.imgur.com/led15Z7.gifv Not quite there yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted August 17, 2017 https://www.wired.com/story/a-six-legged-insectile-robot-is-just-as-creepy-as-it-sounds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted August 17, 2017 1 hour ago, TychoCelchuuu said: https://www.wired.com/story/a-six-legged-insectile-robot-is-just-as-creepy-as-it-sounds Why do they make all these robots with really slippery feet? Seems like a lot of them would benefit from some grip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beasteh Posted August 19, 2017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144245-self-healing-jelly-bot-regenerates-when-stabbed-just-add-heat/ What's next, liquid metal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleinhun Posted August 19, 2017 You can't just post a link to that article and not mention the completely outrageous video it contains. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jutranjo Posted August 20, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/20/elon-musk-killer-robots-experts-outright-ban-lethal-autonomous-weapons-war Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unimural Posted October 19, 2017 The unwitting tools of armageddon fine folks at DeepMind have made a new version of AlphaGo, AlphaGo Zero that simply by playing the game learned to beat all the previous versions of AlphaGo in just 40 days. For the first time in human history there is something that is better than people (Arguably it is the best in the world.) in a real world application that people didn't teach in any way. https://deepmind.com/blog/alphago-zero-learning-scratch/ https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v550/n7676/full/nature24270.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beasteh Posted November 1, 2017 From the academic behind "willrobotstakemyjob.com" posted upthread: Robots may have led to Trump’s presidential win https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2017/10/robots-may-have-led-to-trump-s-presidential-win-oxford-university-study-suggests/ They really are trying to kill us all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atte Posted November 13, 2017 It's the BigDog's sassy little brother! (Subscribing to the Boston Dynamics YouTube channel was a great idea) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites