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Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas does parkour

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    Anytime I see a new BostonDynamics video I can't help but imagine these robots with flashing lights and POLICE painted on them running someone down.

    Anytime I see a new BostonDynamics video I can't help but imagine these robots with flashing lights and POLICE painted on them running someone down.

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      I imagine a battlefield. Rain, cold wind, probably autumn. Soldiers, equipped poorly, looking around. Suddenly buzzing. Soldiers getting scared shitless, screaming, crying. Then a couple of...

      I imagine a battlefield. Rain, cold wind, probably autumn. Soldiers, equipped poorly, looking around. Suddenly buzzing. Soldiers getting scared shitless, screaming, crying. Then a couple of BigDogs with automatic guns mounted on their backs appear in the distance and... you can guess what happens next.


      I love what Boston Dynamics are doing. I can't wait to get my groceries delivered directly to my door by robots, to say nothing about the prospects of domestic robots. But yeah, we humans will use those things to kill other humans.

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  2. balooga
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    That video is unquestionably impressive, but calling it "parkour" may be a bit of a stretch.

    That video is unquestionably impressive, but calling it "parkour" may be a bit of a stretch.

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