Welp, it's been great while it lasted, human race...

As if it wasn't enough with asteroids, gamma ray bursts, nuclear war, etc. threatening to doom the earth. Now we have to worry about the robot revolution. Just watch this video and you'll see what I'm talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

Why Boston Dynamics, WHY!!!! You have doomed us all!

I want to ride ontop one of them.dreamdude

And that's the last thing you will ever do...:|

There have always been dozens of ways humans can die any second. We've been living on the edge since the beginning.jim_shorts

Yup, and Boston Dynamics just pushed the human race over the edge...

[QUOTE="jim_shorts"]There have always been dozens of ways humans can die any second. We've been living on the edge since the beginning.Sykoh

Yup, and Boston Dynamics just pushed the human race over the edge...

No, were still good.As long as they dont develop a.i. that can allow a robot to become sentient and aware of itself.

[QUOTE="Sykoh"]

[QUOTE="jim_shorts"]There have always been dozens of ways humans can die any second. We've been living on the edge since the beginning.xxDustmanxx

Yup, and Boston Dynamics just pushed the human race over the edge...

No, were still good.As long as they dont develop a.i. that can allow a robot to become sentient and aware of itself.

I bet that's their next project. If they can make a robot balance itself out after getting the 300 pit of death kick then they sure as hell can make A.I. for that thing.

For some reason this thread gave me an idea for a commercial:

"So hello to our robotic Overlords!" For robotic Zerg Overlord toys.

[QUOTE="xxDustmanxx"][QUOTE="Sykoh"]

[QUOTE="jim_shorts"]There have always been dozens of ways humans can die any second. We've been living on the edge since the beginning.Sykoh

Yup, and Boston Dynamics just pushed the human race over the edge...

No, were still good.As long as they dont develop a.i. that can allow a robot to become sentient and aware of itself.

I bet that's their next project. If they can make a robot balance itself out after getting the 300 pit of death kick then they sure as hell can make A.I. for that thing.

Well, its not as if they;ll immediately start killing people.As long as we treat them like any other living species, every should be just fine.

[QUOTE="Sykoh"][QUOTE="xxDustmanxx"][QUOTE="Sykoh"]

[QUOTE="jim_shorts"]There have always been dozens of ways humans can die any second. We've been living on the edge since the beginning.xxDustmanxx

Yup, and Boston Dynamics just pushed the human race over the edge...

No, were still good.As long as they dont develop a.i. that can allow a robot to become sentient and aware of itself.

I bet that's their next project. If they can make a robot balance itself out after getting the 300 pit of death kick then they sure as hell can make A.I. for that thing.

Well, its not as if they;ll immediately start killing people.As long as we treat them like any other living species, every should be just fine.

Like I said before, the human race is doomed.

[QUOTE="xxDustmanxx"][QUOTE="Sykoh"][QUOTE="xxDustmanxx"][QUOTE="Sykoh"]

[QUOTE="jim_shorts"]There have always been dozens of ways humans can die any second. We've been living on the edge since the beginning.Sykoh

Yup, and Boston Dynamics just pushed the human race over the edge...

No, were still good.As long as they dont develop a.i. that can allow a robot to become sentient and aware of itself.

I bet that's their next project. If they can make a robot balance itself out after getting the 300 pit of death kick then they sure as hell can make A.I. for that thing.

Well, its not as if they;ll immediately start killing people.As long as we treat them like any other living species, every should be just fine.

Like I said before, the human race is doomed.

Yeah, your right.

Wow, that was really pretty impressive. The way that thing handles different kind of terrain, and especially the way it recovers from stumbling is pretty amazing.

When that guy kicked it, I was sure it was gonna fall on its ass. Same thing with the ice. The way it kept from falling down as it was slipping on the ice was REALLY impressive.

actually thats pretty creepy

Wow, that was really pretty impressive. The way that thing handles different kind of terrain, and especially the way it recovers from stumbling is pretty amazing.

When that guy kicked it, I was sure it was gonna fall on its ass. Same thing with the ice. The way it kept from falling down as it was slipping on the ice was REALLY impressive.

MrGeezer

They remind me of the metal gears from mgs4.

It reminds me of Half Life :)i-like-pie

Yea it reminded me of the hunters from Half-Life when I first saw this video.

:| that's quite unsettling to watch it when it stumbles on the ice and when the man kicks it, it seems so alive and that's quite bizarre.hagadorn

Now imagine being in the woods all by yourself and seeing that thing come at you. Seriously, that robot should be in a horror movie.

meh.. who cares..chicken_slasher

Everyone (besides you) who posted in this thread? Plus the 500,000+ people who watched that video?

:| that's quite unsettling to watch it when it stumbles on the ice and when the man kicks it, it seems so alive and that's quite bizarre.hagadorn

That freaked me out.

All I gotta say is...

HA! Take THAT Japan!

Taken from the "The Second Renaissance" perspective, as long as we don't enslave artificially intelligent beings, they won't have the desire to overthrow and destroy the human race. Of course, it could all end up being "CRUSH KILL DESTROY" but I wouldn't consider those to be intelligent machines (the term robot infers slavery, which we want to avoid).

As for the video... we are getting REALLY close to the "wall" in terms of intelligence. Once we put the foundations down (walking, running, jumping, etc.) there will be a flood of new developments that happen so fast that we won't know what hit us.

I myself cannot wait. The prospect of becoming emotionally attached to an artificially intelligent machine is fascinating.foxhound_fox

Agreed.Although im sure it wont occur in the same sense as the animatrix, then again i cant see into the future.

Agreed.Although im sure it wont occur in the same sense as the animatrix, then again i cant see into the future.xxDustmanxx

SkyNet! SkyNet! Aaah!The_Gunslinger_

Exactly what I thought. :lol:

It's been great?

*Leafs through some history books.*

Eh, not really.

Why worry about them taking over when we can program them to do anything we want and nothing else?

"X-15, you are metallic scum and deserve to be beaten every day with your own hydraulics. Your mother was an Intellivison."

"I don't need to take this! ERROR!"

"Go scrub the toilet."

"Damn you, masteeeeeeeerrrr..."

Why worry about them taking over when we can program them to do anything we want and nothing else?

"X-15, you are metallic scum and deserve to be beaten every day with your own hydraulics. Your mother was an Intellivison."

"I don't need to take this! ERROR!"

"Go scrub the toilet."

"Damn you, masteeeeeeeerrrr..."

TheZ3nMan

Didn't you ever read 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Well, surely you have seen The Matrix at least. :P

[QUOTE="TheZ3nMan"]

Why worry about them taking over when we can program them to do anything we want and nothing else?

"X-15, you are metallic scum and deserve to be beaten every day with your own hydraulics. Your mother was an Intellivison."

"I don't need to take this! ERROR!"

"Go scrub the toilet."

"Damn you, masteeeeeeeerrrr..."

SpaceMoose

Didn't you ever read 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Well, surely you have seen The Matrix at least. :P

I never read 2001(would like to see the movie) and I saw the Matrix. Though if the machines went insane in those pieces, why couldn't we just reboot them?

am I the only one that felt sad for the robot, when it's walking on the snow, and when it falls. I know it's only a robot and has no feelings, but it seemed so real.vash47

yea it is kinda sad looking at it that way, but hey at least they won't be cold when they're cleaning up at McDonalds hired as janitors. I wouldn't be surprised if a whole new industry boomed from this DARPA funded project.

[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"][QUOTE="TheZ3nMan"]

Why worry about them taking over when we can program them to do anything we want and nothing else?

"X-15, you are metallic scum and deserve to be beaten every day with your own hydraulics. Your mother was an Intellivison."

"I don't need to take this! ERROR!"

"Go scrub the toilet."

"Damn you, masteeeeeeeerrrr..."

TheZ3nMan

Didn't you ever read 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Well, surely you have seen The Matrix at least. :P

I never read 2001(would like to see the movie) and I saw the Matrix. Though if the machines went insane in those pieces, why couldn't we just reboot them?

Cause it would be too late.

[QUOTE="TheZ3nMan"][QUOTE="SpaceMoose"][QUOTE="TheZ3nMan"]

Why worry about them taking over when we can program them to do anything we want and nothing else?

"X-15, you are metallic scum and deserve to be beaten every day with your own hydraulics. Your mother was an Intellivison."

"I don't need to take this! ERROR!"

"Go scrub the toilet."

"Damn you, masteeeeeeeerrrr..."

Sykoh

Didn't you ever read 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Well, surely you have seen The Matrix at least. :P

I never read 2001(would like to see the movie) and I saw the Matrix. Though if the machines went insane in those pieces, why couldn't we just reboot them?

Cause it would be too late.

Maybe I don't have the best insight, but wouldn't we be able to solve the problem before it starts, by not making them smart enough to become self aware? I mean, we build robots for certain tasks. They do those tasks and nothing more, without complaning. I know it sounds cruel, but if we don't allow them to become smarter, one less problem off the list, right?

Why worry about them taking over when we can program them to do anything we want and nothing else?TheZ3nMan

Maybe I don't have the best insight, but wouldn't we be able to solve the problem before it starts, by not making them smart enough to become self aware? I mean, we build robots for certain tasks. They do those tasks and nothing more, without complaning. I know it sounds cruel, but if we don't allow them to become smarter, one less problem off the list, right?TheZ3nMan

[QUOTE="TheZ3nMan"]Why worry about them taking over when we can program them to do anything we want and nothing else?foxhound_fox

Interesting. Hopefully we don't put the AI ones in charge of the military.