FARK.com: (6876611) The 10 most talented robots in the world today: "The Flying Machine Project is one of those things that makes us go, 'Why didn't we think about this before?'"

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Sybarite

2012-01-13 11:48:36 AM

That's why.

Eddie Adams from Torrance

2012-01-13 12:41:47 PM

Meh.... THIS is what a flying robot is supposed to look like.

i236.photobucket.com

I_Am_Weasel

2012-01-13 01:07:57 PM

Oh, I don't know. I don't think Mitt Romney is all that talented.

Lt. Cheese Weasel

2012-01-13 02:28:27 PM

Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh.... THIS is what a flying robot is supposed to look like.

[i236.photobucket.com image 320x240]

www.badmovies.org

Likewise, here is your proper Robot Monster. Accept no substitutes.

houginator

2012-01-13 02:52:12 PM

I_Am_Weasel: Oh, I don't know. I don't think Mitt Romney is all that talented.

Has anyone actually seen him violate any of the laws of Robotics? I mean his policies may cause individual humans harm, but robots seem to be able to rationilize that away if they believe it is for the greater good in most cases.

Glockenspiel Hero

2012-01-13 02:52:40 PM

Meanwhile, Discovery.com seems to be unable to create a web page capable of displaying text and photos at the same time.

/Goes back to his radical "book on paper" technology

Serpoltas

2012-01-13 02:57:52 PM

dittybopper

2012-01-13 03:19:40 PM

Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh.... THIS is what a flying robot is supposed to look like.

[i236.photobucket.com image 320x240]

I'm sorry, the correct answer is this:

www.conservativedonnybrook.com

FREDIOHEAD

2012-01-13 03:47:31 PM

ASIMO is scary cool.

buckler

2012-01-13 04:10:35 PM

dittybopper: Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh.... THIS is what a flying robot is supposed to look like.

[i236.photobucket.com image 320x240]

I'm sorry, the correct answer is this:

[www.conservativedonnybrook.com image 300x220]

I know I've seen that somewhere before, but I can't place it. What's that from?

puddleonfire

2012-01-13 04:12:26 PM

FREDIOHEAD: ASIMO is scary cool.

kingsolomonyc.files.wordpress.com

Cerebral Knievel

2012-01-13 04:18:58 PM

buckler: dittybopper: Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh.... THIS is what a flying robot is supposed to look like.

[i236.photobucket.com image 320x240]

I'm sorry, the correct answer is this:

[www.conservativedonnybrook.com image 300x220]

I know I've seen that somewhere before, but I can't place it. What's that from?

Johnny Socco and his flying robot (new window)

stevetherobot

2012-01-13 04:36:45 PM

Does that Flying Machine Project have any real world applications?

maddan

2012-01-13 04:40:06 PM

Did anyone watch the Swarminoid vid on the page?...This is the first baby step in humanity's replacement.

Bag of Hammers

2012-01-13 04:40:32 PM

buckler

2012-01-13 04:42:26 PM

Cerebral Knievel: buckler: dittybopper: Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh.... THIS is what a flying robot is supposed to look like.

[i236.photobucket.com image 320x240]

I'm sorry, the correct answer is this:

[www.conservativedonnybrook.com image 300x220]

I know I've seen that somewhere before, but I can't place it. What's that from?

Johnny Socco and his flying robot (new window)

Ah, there we go! Thanks!

Cerebral Knievel

2012-01-13 04:54:20 PM

buckler: Cerebral Knievel: buckler: dittybopper: Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh.... THIS is what a flying robot is supposed to look like.

[i236.photobucket.com image 320x240]

I'm sorry, the correct answer is this:

[www.conservativedonnybrook.com image 300x220]

I know I've seen that somewhere before, but I can't place it. What's that from?

Johnny Socco and his flying robot (new window)

Ah, there we go! Thanks!

Not a problem, I was flamouxed myself, so I pulled the old right click > image information trick, and googlized the image name results.

scottydoesntknow

2012-01-13 05:25:20 PM

Bag of Hammers: [www.rayj-sextape.com image 379x500]

The 10 most talented robots in the world today:

2wolves

2012-01-13 05:30:24 PM

If Asimo is 6' tall the women in that pic must be huge.

JRoo

2012-01-13 06:25:55 PM

stevetherobot: Does that Flying Machine Project have any real world applications?

Apart from killing all humans? No. No it does not.

underwhere

2012-01-13 09:05:16 PM

That is far and away the most obnoxious slide show I've ever seen. I gave up two pictures in to it.

What Plants Crave

2012-01-14 01:56:34 AM

Kiribub

2012-01-14 02:11:19 PM

I was hoping the da Vinci medical robot would be in there. The opportunities it affords are staggering.

Wesmo

2012-01-14 03:06:47 PM

I like the part where you can hover over the image to get the caption. Between that and slideshowing I may never have to scroll again. Thank the gods!

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