Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/06/12/humanoid-robot-goes-for-a-stro.html
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Cute . . . but how does it do on curbs, rocks, stairs, etc.? It negotiates a nice clear path, but, heck, I can do that.
Holy crap! It’s digitigrade!
A stroll is a stroll.
I eagerly anticipate the next video titled “Humanoid robot leaves its third floor apartment walkup, goes across the street, then hits a hiking trail”.
And you promise us this one isn’t CGI? As this robot went for stroll just last year and many of us were fooled (once). Also isn’t there a fine Boston Dynamics tradition of kicking them a bit to see how they recover?
How long until they strut like Travolta?
… learn to repair itself and subjugate all humankind to it’s bidding.
Yeah this. If the SOB decides on it’s own it wants to go for a stroll then I’m not just impressed, I’m scared.
… or if it decides it wants that burger you’re eating.
What’s truly disturbing in this video is the lack of people on the streets. Looks like our robot overlords have already struck!
With that music I was expecting it to end with “in memoriam.” You will be missed, Digit.
but why the bird legs?
It walks better than me after a couple of Whiskeys.
Has anyone yet invented a walking robot that can navigate terrain that can’t be crossed by a treaded vehicle for a couple orders of magnitude less cost?
Get back to me when they’re strong enough to carry me or a month’s worth of groceries.
You’re not better than me, okay?! Just because you’ve created life doesn’t make you some kind of god. There’s more to life than life!
They really missed a beat by not getting the camera angle right and playing the BeeGees. Sheesh.