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(PhysOrg.com) Scary Makers of the BigDog robot develop new humanoid version, Petman. He walks, runs, balances, and comes with sockets on both arms for phased plasma rifles in the 40-watt range   (physorg.com) divider line 187
More: Scary, Boston Dynamics, sockets, BigDog, U.S. Defense Department, power supply, plasma rifle, BigDog robot, enemy combatants  
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Xaxor [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 12:53:02 PM
Do you think they would accept money in return for stopping this madness?
 
RodneyToady [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 02:05:49 PM
It should have no trouble finding Sarah Connor.
 
Sybarite [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 02:06:43 PM
In addition to moving like a human being, it also simulates breathing and sweats when made to do a lot of work, like running and doing pushups.

Sounds a lot harder to spot than the 600 series.
 
CraicBaby
2011-11-01 02:17:07 PM
Can't they put heads on these things to at least make them not seem so creepy? I'm creeped out by anything humanoid or beastlike that either doesn't have a head or has something else where its head should be (like Pyramid Head from Silent Hill).
 
duppy [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 02:29:34 PM
CraicBaby: Can't they put heads on these things to at least make them not seem so creepy?\

Okay, one clown head, comin' right up!
 
HailRobonia
2011-11-01 02:43:29 PM
I read that as "BigDig Robot", which is a robot that kills people with falling tiles.
 
Rude Turnip
2011-11-01 02:45:04 PM
CraicBaby: Can't they put heads on these things to at least make them not seem so creepy? I'm creeped out by anything humanoid or beastlike that either doesn't have a head or has something else where its head should be (like Pyramid Head from Silent Hill).

Someone at Boston Dynamics will read this and respond by attaching a tiny doll's head for nightmare fuel.
 
Corporate Mofo [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 02:46:33 PM
Teach it some fencing moves, and I'll fight it at Arisia for the lulz.
 
Headso
2011-11-01 02:46:41 PM
the problem is how much power does it use? I guess in a combat situation they would be useful for storming a house or something though because it would be over fairly quickly after the occupants crapped their pants to death.
 
BenJammin
2011-11-01 02:47:02 PM
Test test army clothes? Yeah, right. ;-)
 
animalmagnet
2011-11-01 02:47:17 PM
Will they be going berserk and killing all humans?
 
Honest Bender
2011-11-01 02:47:33 PM
Mechanical slaves.
 
Lt. Cheese Weasel
2011-11-01 02:48:06 PM
Just what you see here pal.
 
Brainsick
2011-11-01 02:48:25 PM
Listen, and understand. That Petman is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.

www.blogcdn.com


/welcome to the future
 
Internet Meme Rogers
2011-11-01 02:48:54 PM
Old news is old. There have been Petman videos out for months and I saw the new one with the shove weeks ago.

The scary part is, this is what Boston Dynamics is showing the public. Imagine what's in development that they aren't.
 
JackieRabbit
2011-11-01 02:49:15 PM
Please don't give them penises...please don't give them penises...please don't give them penises...
 
brainlordmesomorph
2011-11-01 02:49:48 PM
Why is it wearing shoes?
 
danwiseman
2011-11-01 02:50:13 PM
Why on earth do these people keep insisting on bipedalism for robot locomotion? It's not really a great way to do things. It's top heavy and unstable. Something like a robot centaur would be a better design. Stability, and can still have arms/tools/LAZORS
 
RodneyToady [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 02:50:13 PM
HailRobonia: I read that as "BigDig Robot", which is a robot that kills people with falling tiles.

Well done.
 
dittybopper
2011-11-01 02:50:47 PM
*PHASED* plasma rifles, subby. Unphased plasma rifles have significantly less effect per watt.
 
ronaprhys
2011-11-01 02:50:48 PM
danwiseman: Why on earth do these people keep insisting on bipedalism for robot locomotion? It's not really a great way to do things. It's top heavy and unstable. Something like a robot centaur would be a better design. Stability, and can still have arms/tools/LAZORS

Because anime.
 
Farkosaurus Rex
2011-11-01 02:51:13 PM
No hand pushups?

Impressive.
 
probesport
2011-11-01 02:51:55 PM
They have a fight, Petman wins,
 
The_Homeless_Guy
2011-11-01 02:52:03 PM
Headso: the problem is how much power does it use? I guess in a combat situation they would be useful for storming a house or something though because it would be over fairly quickly after the occupants crapped their pants to death.

I dunno. The versions of bigdog that I saw were powered by a 2 stroke engine. Not the stealthiest thing in the world.
 
Cybernetic [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 02:52:10 PM
I think that's a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.

After all, the non-phased version just isn't as effective.
 
ciberido
2011-11-01 02:52:53 PM
CraicBaby: Can't they put heads on these things to at least make them not seem so creepy? I'm creeped out by anything humanoid or beastlike that either doesn't have a head or has something else where its head should be (like Pyramid Head from Silent Hill).

I have a house in Uncanny Valley I'd like to sell you.


Lt. Cheese Weasel: Just what you see here pal.

I'll take the Uzi 9mm.
 
Headso
2011-11-01 02:52:59 PM
danwiseman: Why on earth do these people keep insisting on bipedalism for robot locomotion?

So they can use the stuff we use.
 
LewDux
2011-11-01 02:53:29 PM
 
89 Stick-Up Kid
2011-11-01 02:53:36 PM
Come with me if you want to live.
 
cgraves67
2011-11-01 02:53:49 PM
I watched that music video muted because I'm at work. however, my brain decided to add a soundtrack:

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk
Music loud and women warm
I've been kicked around since I was born
But now it's all right, that's okay
You may look the other way
We can try to understand
The New York Times' effect on man

Stayin' Alive, BeeGees
 
Headso
2011-11-01 02:53:56 PM
The_Homeless_Guy: Headso: the problem is how much power does it use? I guess in a combat situation they would be useful for storming a house or something though because it would be over fairly quickly after the occupants crapped their pants to death.

I dunno. The versions of bigdog that I saw were powered by a 2 stroke engine. Not the stealthiest thing in the world.

this thing seemed like it was tethered to a power cord.
 
Ehh
2011-11-01 02:53:57 PM
So, on the eve of a make-or-break deadline on which the future of the company depends, will the project leader try a new memory chip onto which his emotionally unstable teenage daughter downloaded her personality?
 
DVDave
2011-11-01 02:54:00 PM
duppy: CraicBaby: Can't they put heads on these things to at least make them not seem so creepy?\

Okay, one clown head, comin' right up!

I so wanted to post a picture of Bluey the robot clown from F/X2 but I couldn't GIS a single good picture of it.
 
LewDux
2011-11-01 02:54:19 PM
And can I kick it?
 
The_Homeless_Guy
2011-11-01 02:54:30 PM
The_Homeless_Guy: Headso: the problem is how much power does it use? I guess in a combat situation they would be useful for storming a house or something though because it would be over fairly quickly after the occupants crapped their pants to death.

I dunno. The versions of bigdog that I saw were powered by a 2 stroke engine. Not the stealthiest thing in the world.

Though thinking about it I suppose they could disguise petman pretty easily... Beware of illegal immigrants with leaf blowers, for all you know it they could be two-stroke engine powered robots of death.
 
BarbadoSlim
2011-11-01 02:54:38 PM
Cybernetic: I think that's a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.

After all, the non-phased version just isn't as effective.

It's just what you see, pal.


/closing early today
 
Brontes
2011-11-01 02:55:04 PM
Why would a t-shirt maker do this?

www.factory-outlet-stores.info
 
RandomAxe [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 02:55:05 PM
Because anime.

Bipedal man-sized robots are a good design for many logistical reasons, not a priori reasons. A man-sized, man-shaped robot can ride in (or possibly drive) a car, wear human clothing (for various reasons), move around easily in normal buildings, etc.

If you stop and think about it, it's not so complicated. Some robots have specific intended uses that don't need to have this kind of capability. A robot centaur can't easily masquerade as a passed-out homeless guy until you walk past it.
 
The_Homeless_Guy
2011-11-01 02:56:35 PM
Headso: The_Homeless_Guy: Headso: the problem is how much power does it use? I guess in a combat situation they would be useful for storming a house or something though because it would be over fairly quickly after the occupants crapped their pants to death.

I dunno. The versions of bigdog that I saw were powered by a 2 stroke engine. Not the stealthiest thing in the world.

this thing seemed like it was tethered to a power cord.

big dog was at first. The production versions are two-stroke and very very loud.
 
Farkosaurus Rex
2011-11-01 02:56:49 PM
probesport: They have a fight, Petman wins,

I have no hands and I must punch.
 
limboslam
2011-11-01 02:56:52 PM
Oh yeah?! Well the ASIMO sometimes doesn't fall over.
 
Salmon
2011-11-01 02:57:33 PM
That incessant big dog buzzing was injected straight into my nightmares - the new version doing the YMCA, not so much
 
BarbadoSlim
2011-11-01 02:58:13 PM
RandomAxe: Because anime.

Bipedal man-sized robots are a good design for many logistical reasons, not a priori reasons. A man-sized, man-shaped robot can ride in (or possibly drive) a car, wear human clothing (for various reasons), move around easily in normal buildings, etc.

If you stop and think about it, it's not so complicated. Some robots have specific intended uses that don't need to have this kind of capability. A robot centaur can't easily masquerade as a passed-out homeless guy until you walk past it.

Can't wait for a basic pleasure model.
 
mistrmind
2011-11-01 02:58:41 PM
Cybernetic: I think that's a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.

After all, the non-phased version just isn't as effective.

Hey pal, just what you see here.
 
gunther_bumpass
2011-11-01 02:59:28 PM
cgraves67: I watched that music video muted because I'm at work. however, my brain decided to add a soundtrack:

Stayin' Alive, BeeGees

ha!
I had the exact same thing going through my head.

it syncs up rather nicely, actually.
 
Psycat
2011-11-01 03:00:19 PM
Now that I'm on the verge of becoming famous, I'd like to take the time to post one last farewell to the sociopathic losers on Fark.

Good bye...
 
Sybarite [TotalFark]
2011-11-01 03:00:35 PM
LewDux: And can I kick it?

Yes you can.
 
fireclown
2011-11-01 03:01:38 PM
Headso: crapped their pants to death.

Best phrase I've read all day.
 
landimal
2011-11-01 03:02:44 PM
No mention of pushing or shoving, will it protect us from the dark secret of space?
 
jmadisonbiii
2011-11-01 03:03:20 PM
CraicBaby: Can't they put heads on these things to at least make them not seem so creepy? I'm creeped out by anything humanoid or beastlike that either doesn't have a head or has something else where its head should be (like Pyramid Head from Silent Hill).

Like this?
www.deviantart.com
 
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