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Update: Boston Dynamics' Door-Opening Robot Now Taught to Fight Through Adversity
By Rain Noe - Feb 26
So that SpotMini robot we showed you that can open doors? Boston Dynamics is now at the testing phase where they send a guy to harass it with a hockey stick and a strap, apparently hoping to rattle the thing into quitting:
For chrissakes, why can't they teach these things to give up on their dreams, like real people?
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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There should be a self-defense protocol where the Robot turns around and bites the guy on the ass.
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This is a future nightmare, imagine seeing a cute dog arriving at you in the park and you decide to gently pet him but suddenly a freaking snake-ish head comes out to stole you something or to make a satisfaction survey about the park facilities or EVEN worse, undesirable publicity
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Why does EVERYTHING from Boston Dynamics have to scare me?
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That is great progress but.....did we all miss the message of Terminator 2?
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By Rain Noe - Feb 22
This Video of an Automated Factory Producing Lasagna at an Industrial Scale is Mesmerizing
…and also makes me kind of sad
Years ago I was walking through my neighborhood (New York's Little Italy) and stopped to wait for the light to change on the corner of Grand and Mulberry. Suddenly I heard a voice coming from above: "Hey mister! Mister! Hey mister!" I looked up to see a middle-aged Italian woman
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By Rain Noe - Feb 16
So Cool: The Olympic Media Village Has Roaming Mini Robots That Serve Drinks, Project the Weather and Clean Floors
One of these is like R2-D2, but instead of projecting Princess Leia, gives you the time and temperatures
I'm curious about the design of the Olympic Village's facilities in Pyeongchang. Still working on it but just came across this footage of the robots wandering around there and had to share: I love that it looks like a rice cooker; I expect the top to pop open and
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By Rain Noe - Feb 13
Nissan's Video About Objects and Furniture That Moves Makes Us Think About the Intersection of Magic and Science
Does "intelligent mobility" have a place in the home?
There's a line in the first Thor movie where the titular character suggests that what humans call "magic," Asgardians call "science." The notion being that both are unseen forces, and bridging the two requires advancing and applying knowledge. We have a lot of technology today that would have seemed like
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By Rain Noe - Feb 13
Boston Dynamics Teaches Robot Dog to Open Doors in a Very Unexpected Way
Where's Hodor when you need him
I feel that every Boston Dynamics robot demonstration prompts the same sequence of reactions in the viewer: 1. Hey, look at this thing! 2. It's kinda nifty, even cute. 3. WHOA.4. That was supremely creepy. The video has also demonstrated that the SpotMini robot has better manners than most New Yorkers.
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