Terminators are getting closer all the time

[MA-Caver]

Seems that a popular robot has been given an upgrade. How much longer before the techno-wonders start replacing people? http://www.alldumb.com/item/22038/

 

[celtic_crippler]

I'm sure a lot of former Ford employees would say..."it's already happening."

 

[KenpoEMT]

Hell, I want one of those things. Check this out:
http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/

How long before it comes with a sparring program?

It walks like it's up to no good:
http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/New-ASIMO-ic-greeting/index.html
http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/New-ASIMO-cornering/index.html

 

[KenpoEMT]

It's a shame that the scientists involved in this project aren't trying to hock ASIMO on ebay yet...god, I'd snap that little million dollar robot up quick.

 

[Zepp]

I think we're ok until they teach it to use guns. Maybe...

Edit (after watching the entire video): Ah crap, it dances too!!! We're doomed!!!

 

[Satt]

This is amazing!!! The only way it could be better is to start devloping the Honda sex bot. :viking1: :whip1:
:wink1:

 

[green meanie]

It's cool and creepy all at the same time...

 

[Swordlady]

It's cool and creepy all at the same time...

Yeah. My sentiments exactly. I'm all for technological advancement, but at the same time, I also wonder how much...humanity...we're losing in our quest to make "artificial life".

 

[theletch1]

As I watched the video the thought crossed my mind (since the thread title was about terminators) that we could save a lot of military personell lives with the right programming to replace the live soldier with one of these and then it hit me that it would never happen because the powers that be would never agree to spend that kind of money to replace human military persons.

I agree that the thing runs like it's sneaking from place to place.

 

[mj_lover]

thats super cool, that robot has been around for a bit, but it still impresses me with its advancements it keeps making. its just so cool! i wouldn't worry about "losing" humanity here, to do that we need to develop actual inteligence, which is kinda hard to do, being as we don't understand it. i look at it as a sceintific advancement that could be used to create artificial limbs for amputees, and rehabititating paralized people. (cyborgs!! yay!!)
nice videos!

 

[Cryozombie]

Yeah. My sentiments exactly. I'm all for technological advancement, but at the same time, I also wonder how much...humanity...we're losing in our quest to make "artificial life".

Ill be much more worried about that as we develop better "replacement" technology... and my solution for poor eyesight is no longer lasik, but full blown cyberoptics with intigrated digial cameras and night vision technology... when I can have "elective" surgery to have superchrome cybernetic limbs in place of my real ones and a computer interface chip in my brain.

And as I am worrying about the humanity loss, Id be standing in line for my next upgrade...

 

[MA-Caver]

Ill be much more worried about that as we develop better "replacement" technology... and my solution for poor eyesight is no longer lasik, but full blown cyberoptics with intigrated digial cameras and night vision technology... when I can have "elective" surgery to have superchrome cybernetic limbs in place of my real ones and a computer interface chip in my brain.

Sorta like LaForge (Star Trek) in the last two movies... I was once blind now I can see... sigh

 

[dobermann]

that is some creepy, scary stuff.. but amazing nonetheless..

imagine one of those doing security job at your workplace and that thing running amok..

 

[Hannya]

http://analogik.com/multimedia_tetra_vaal.asp

Check out that one.

 

[MA-Caver]

Here's yet another gad awful contraption ... gotta watch the video for a giggle. But imagine a pair of .30 caliber machine guns mounted on either side... wreaking havoc. http://www.therawfeed.com/2006/03/robotic-pack-mule-built-for-us.html

 

[theletch1]

I figure once the bugs are worked out, reactive body armor is put on as a shell and a couple of 20mm chain guns are mounted to it it'll be one hell of a puppy.

 

[MA-Caver]

I figure once the bugs are worked out, reactive body armor is put on as a shell and a couple of 20mm chain guns are mounted to it it'll be one hell of a puppy.

... that's what I'm afraid of... then add a nice CPU so it can be self guiding...

 

[Blindside]

Self-guiding?

You mean like this?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4319570.stm

Lamont

 

[MA-Caver]

Self-guiding?

You mean like this?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4319570.stm

Lamont

Yeah like that... with tracking modules for the guns... sigh... ok where's that hole I found last week?

 

[bushidomartialarts]

i was living in japan when they unveiled that. made a big splash -- i remember liking who they named it after.