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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:46 am
For kickball fans.
Merry Christmas folks!
Merry Christmas folks!
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Re: Randomness
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:15 pm
Right, this just caused a full 30 seconds of
Re: Randomness
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:19 am
OK - I am in the “CGI” camp - based on the lack of impact evidence on the (soft) mat floor. I’m not sure I would want to stake my life on it mind.....
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:48 am
Looks similar to those hard rubber interlocking garage floor tiles which don’t really deform unless you jack a car on them for a few hours. Cool robots though. Would love one to help around the house 
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 8:40 am
You can buy the 4 legged yellow one. $75kMito Man wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:48 am Looks similar to those hard rubber interlocking garage floor tiles which don’t really deform unless you jack a car on them for a few hours. Cool robots though. Would love one to help around the house
https://shop.bostondynamics.com/spot
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:00 am
I don't think it is CG, you can see the bipedal ones dig into the mat when the go onto the front or back of their feet. Also the wheeled one seems to sink into it more.mik wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:19 am OK - I am in the “CGI” camp - based on the lack of impact evidence on the (soft) mat floor. I’m not sure I would want to stake my life on it mind.....
It would be weird for BD to do a cg video after spending years freaking people out with their spooky robots
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:13 am
I’ve only looked on the phone - I should probably watch on a monitor instead.
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:15 am
it would somewhat undermine the work they've spent decades doing!ZedLeg wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:00 amI don't think it is CG, you can see the bipedal ones dig into the mat when the go onto the front or back of their feet. Also the wheeled one seems to sink into it more.mik wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:19 am OK - I am in the “CGI” camp - based on the lack of impact evidence on the (soft) mat floor. I’m not sure I would want to stake my life on it mind.....
It would be weird for BD to do a cg video after spending years freaking people out with their spooky robots
Re: Randomness
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:18 am
It looks CG because it looks kinda uncanny valley with the hip movements and balance, which up till now has only really been possible in CG with motion capture.
I'm more interested to know how much of it is programmed dance moves (motion capture base presumably) and how much of it is internal fuzzy logic - balance and compensation etc. I mean, that's where the cool stuff is happening here.
I'm more interested to know how much of it is programmed dance moves (motion capture base presumably) and how much of it is internal fuzzy logic - balance and compensation etc. I mean, that's where the cool stuff is happening here.
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:42 am
It must be quite galling to spend your life developing a robot so sophisticated it can dance and balance on one leg, only for someone on the Internet to call it fake as the assumed floor substance didn't deform as they expected
Next you'll be saying the incredibly complex and dangerous moon missions were fake as the shadows on the surface weren't exactly where you thought they should have been
Next you'll be saying the incredibly complex and dangerous moon missions were fake as the shadows on the surface weren't exactly where you thought they should have been
Re: Randomness
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:49 am
And the flag moved! It moved with wind and there’s no atmosphere on the moon!!Gwaredd wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:42 am It must be quite galling to spend your life developing a robot so sophisticated it can dance and balance on one leg, only for someone on the Internet to call it fake as the assumed floor substance didn't deform as they expected
Next you'll be saying the incredibly complex and dangerous moon missions were fake as the shadows on the surface weren't exactly where you thought they should have been
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:52 am
Ah but you know you couldn’t have taken pictures in space. The radiation would’ve ruined the film 
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:01 am
Pfft, the Van Allen belts would have killed them first, didn't you know?ZedLeg wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:52 am Ah but you know you couldn’t have taken pictures in space. The radiation would’ve ruined the film
(Narrator: Van Allen himself says this is utter bobbins)
Re: Randomness
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:03 am
To be fair, being accused of being fake is probably the ultimate complement. It is absolutely bonkers.
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:39 am
Talking about the moon....
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:36 pm
I guess when English isn’t your first language, whoa-Lee shit is an entirely reasonable surprise response. 
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:46 am
Random recommended video
The van drivers seem to be a special kind of stupid
The van drivers seem to be a special kind of stupid
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 6:53 am
Let’s just hit it full speed to guarantee we fill the air intake with water
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:11 am
You can tell the people who live locally and the folk who are just visiting
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:59 am