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Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance” (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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...replacing the previously hydraulic version.

Insert obligatory welcome statement here.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Who's ready to fly on a zipline?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (4 children)

No it doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Well for a short time maybe

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Can it outrun a kenyan in a marathon?

Or the real question is if a battery can be made small enough to fit in a human sizef robot that can keep it running over 42km

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

I mean, give it a dirt bike mode. Plenty of e-bikes out there can go over 42 km. Nothing says it has to do it like a human to exceed human capability.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It says exceed human performance, not exceed the peak humans in a given discipline.

Could Kiptum, race an F1 car as fast as Lewis Hamilton?

Could Lionel Messi play basketball like peak Kobe?

Sure the headline is hyperbole, but I don’t think we still should compare things like this.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago

I use drill motors for a fucking reason. Without AGI it's a fancy NC machine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I hope it can operate guns and sprint

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Oh you know that's where the engineering effort is going

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And it’s not just a person in a body suit.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

After watching the creepy as fuck way it got up off the floor I think it's safe to say there's not a human in it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’m honestly not sure which one is more creepy.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Well, the “robot” you're referring to couldn't exceed human performance by definition.

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