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Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance” (spectrum.ieee.org)
submitted 8 months ago by dominiquec@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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...replacing the previously hydraulic version.

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[–] anti_antidote@lemmy.zip 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I never knew I needed Boston Dynamics to build a skinwalker, but they knew

[–] silverbax@lemmy.world 54 points 8 months ago (2 children)

"What should we include when we build our humanoid robot?"

"It should stand up in the most unnerving way possible."

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Admit it...if your legs could do that, you'd stand up like that every single time. Just because you could. Just like every time General Grievous climbs into a shuttle and does that flip.

[–] Synthuir@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 months ago

Which is exactly why Jonathan Frakes sits down like that!

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Jesus Christ, it's like they made a new RoboCop out of the girl from The Ring