Boston Dynamics shows of their robots latest skills

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[Newmisty]

Only $800,000,000 each

 

[OldGarandDad]

One unshielded electrical saw motor will render these construction robots useless as it pollutes the RF spectrum cutting off communications. Did you notice that they never preview these things on an actual job site? That is because the dust in a construction site plays havoc with their sensors. All you need is one plumber cutting pipes with a saw and the air being filled with micro metal particulates acting as chaff for their radar. Every time there is a part revision or a custom part that needs to be entered into their AI database. Ask any construction worker how many times in a day they needed to make a on-the-fly fix because pre-fabricated parts, aren't or drawings are wrong, etc. Can a robot do that?

These robots will be great for a clean room in a micro processor plant but I can almost guarantee that they won't last a day in a real construction site.

 

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Robot police dog shot multiple times credited with avoiding bloodshed​

A robotic dog is being thanked by state police in Massachusetts for helping avert a tragedy involving a person barricaded in a home.

The robotic dog named Roscoe was part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and deployed on March 6 in a Barnstable house after police were fired upon. Police sent in two other robots often used for bomb disposal into the house to find the suspect along with the robotic dog.

Controlled remotely by state troopers, it first checked the two main floors before finding someone in the basement. The person, armed with a rifle, twice knocked over the robotic dog before shooting it three times and disabling its communication.

The person then shot at one of the other robots and an outdoor swimming pool before police deployed tear gas and arrested them.

“The incident provided a stark example of the benefits of mobile platforms capable of opening doors and ascending stairs in tactical missions involving armed suspects,” state police said in a statement. “In addition to providing critically important room clearance and situational awareness capabilities, the insertion of Roscoe into the suspect residence prevented the need, at that stage of response, from inserting human operators, and may have prevented a police officer from being involved in an exchange of gunfire.”

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[nickndfl]

Only $800,000,000 each

I can get 8,000 mexicans out of the home depot parking lot for that.

 

[pmbug]

That must be one hell of a Home Depot!

 

[Goldhedge]

Dog shoulda bit the perps....

 

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Robot Dog With Gun Turret For Hunting Aerial Drones Being Tested By Army

Growing U.S. military interest in armed robot dogs now extends to potentially using them to help shield friendly forces from drone threats.

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