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Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling
(arstechnica.com)
lol fml
While it seems spooky having a whole body twitching, I do appreciate the research being done.
I think we should be excited about these things. Mainly because research like this will lead to better prosthetic limbs for those who need them. We don't need Terminators or Robomaids, but we do need more natural robotic arms and legs for those in need.
"Like human"
Yes, like a very, very robotic, unnatural human.
Almost like a robot.
how do you know that robot is an autie??
Someone on reddit had the idea that people working on this thing are probably recording audio logs onto individual USB-sticks, which they then leave scattered all over the facility.
not creepy at all... hey what's that flash disk lying on the table
A 500-watt electric pump serves as the robot's "heart," pushing fluid at 40 standard liters per minute.
As usual, when you read the article you stumble upon a gigantic technical hurdle. 😕
EDIT: And I'm not against the technology. I'm all for prosthetics and humanoid robots for menial work.
Just imagine the possibilities if full human-pike prosthetics are developed. Think of people who have lost their arms or legs, suddenly being able to walk again.
(And of course, applied robotics for sex bots 😉)
human-pike prosthetics
Now you're talking!
What good is a housekeeping robot if it can't break a cavalry charge?
When I clicked on the video I was expecting nightmare fuel, but seemed more like ...
Leave it to humans to build a robot for the purpose of lynching it.
We don't deserve Earth.
You know, it was super creepy until I got to the video without a soundtrack and found out they sound like farts.
“At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus”
We really are obsessed with replicating any and all sci-fi cautionary tales, aren’t we?
They really did go for the "horror movie about to go very wrong" aesthetic when they made those videos, didn't they.
Yeah, what's up with the music?
Sounds like the creepy in-mission music in the original X:COM
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Getting strong RE4 vibes
This kind of thing could actually be really beneficial for prosthetics. If we can make a robot that functions as close as possible to a human body at human size, then we can chunk it up to make prosthetics that work like your original limbs and are easy to adapt to.
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Maybe a weird aside, but what does this mean?
pushing fluid at 40 standard liters per minute.
Are there "liters" other than the 10cm x 10cm x 10cm definition?
To totally confuse you: The USA uses the "standard litre" while Europe uses "normal litre":
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Volume changes based on temperature and pressure. So when we reference volume measurements like for flow rates, we typically do the math to adjust those to standard temperature and pressure. Standard pressure is 1 atm but standard temperature varies based on who you're talking to because of competing standards. It's usually 25 C or 20 C.
When we want to reference the non temperature and pressure corrected volume, we append actual to it so that people know what the measurement is. Some people don't do that and that causes confusion for others using their work if the reading is standard or actual.
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It's clear they made this weird on purpose but still, so many questions...
the robot hangs suspended from the ceiling as its limbs twitch and kick, marking what the company claims is a step toward its goal of creating household-helper robots
Oh yeah, definitely a huge step in that direction...
Clone Robotics designed the Protoclone with a polymer skeleton that replicates 206 human bones
That's all of the bones of an human adult. Yeah, I'm sure absolutely all of them were necessary.
I don’t understand these companies’ obsession with humanoid robots. A robot doesn’t have to humanoid to be a useful household helper. It doesn’t even have to be humanoid for people to form a friendly bond with it (something I think would be a good quality in a “household helper”) just look at Star Wars droids
Some of this is also about less complicated ways to use patents that can also be applied to things like prosthetic limbs.
Also, it provides a control case with how well-studied human anatomy is. In terms of basic mechanical motion, there's a clear baseline goal.
I remember seeing early versions of the synthetic muscle fibers years ago, but as far as ways to practically apply them and test, and refine them as control technology improves with machine learning. 10-15 years ago, this wasn't really possible.
A humanoid robot can operate in the existing world. It can climb stairs and open a door, for example. A robot on wheels without arms can't do that.
Wouldn't a quadruped be easier? You can stick arms onto a robotic "dog".
Crabs make even more sense. 6 legs makes climbing stairs even easier. 2 big arms to hold thing and manipulate doors, drawers etc.
Nature keeps making crabs, we should just cut to the chase.
You could, but it still has to interact with things at and above human height, like stuff on countertops and high shelves.
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I see they are prepping for the live action QWOP movie.
I don't like living in the future as much as young me thought I would.
Now have it stand on the ground without supports.
That's weird they decided to publish this with creepy horror-style sounds.
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Let's ensure we also make household robots unreasonably strong and durable. We don't want shotgun wielding humans to be able to disable one, or barricade in a house.
Bravo scientists for realizing how creepy this is and saying, let’s lean into it.
Data? Is that you?
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