Originally published at: Spot the robot dog now has a grabbing arm | Boing Boing
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They’ve been developing the arm since 2016 but I guess the news this week is that it’s finally commercially available. For anybody out there who was planning on dropping $75,000 on a Spot of their own – or those who already have.
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I was hoping it would wheel away the handtruck. Maybe next year.
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I would call it a Gripping Arm.
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That snake mouth thing at the front is creeping me out.
I wonder if digging a hole and dropping the plant in is a reference to Silent Running?
Right now its a more practical robot than TARS.
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Bipedal movement has been a challenge for robotics, hence many bots
are wheeled or tracked. Boston Dynamics seems to have mastered quadrupedal
movement. The manipulator arm is a logical follow on. Will they end up with a additional
arm affixed to a pivoting trunk and thus produce a Centaur ?
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Has Boston Dymanics created anything that isn’t a directly taken from something you shoot at in Half Life 2?
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Can it reach out and touch faith?
But does it come with the bucket or laundry basket attachment? For that price, I’d hope you get both!
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What is the sound of one robot hand clapping?
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Is it time to worry now?
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why is it the evil police-looking black one opening the door?
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/r/rule34/ sincerely hopes so!
If you enjoyed that in Half Life 2, I have some good news about 2025…
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When the green lights are glowing, you’re safe… but when they turn red…
Those who’ve never seen SR may be interested in knowing what else got dropped into hole by a robot.
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Can’t imagine Boston Dynamics wanting to draw attention to that potential application at this point.
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