Google + Boston Dynamics

Now that creepy dog robot thing will know what you bought on amazon.com last night!

That's not the creepy one. This is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE3fmFTtP9g

Hadn't seen that one, that's the scariest weed wacker I've ever seen!

This one is no bag of kittens either: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFrjrgBV8K0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Google is pretty awesome in that regard. Other hugely profitable multi-national companies are usually pretty boring, and buy other boring companies.

But Google, they are a cool tech company that buys even cooler tech companies.

Furthering the theory that...

JoeyM wrote: That's not the creepy one. This is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE3fmFTtP9g

dayum, I been outta the loop

fasted58 wrote:

JoeyM wrote: That's not the creepy one. This is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE3fmFTtP9g

dayum, I been outta the loop

That wasn't the fastest one, either. I just chose it because it it fully self powered and being run outside the lab. If you want to see a fast unit on a treadmill powered by an umbillical, they have one that can outpace an olympic runner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPanW0QWhA

Kinda funny how cheetah just goes "NOPE" at the end.

In reply to JoeyM:

My grandpa thought steam engines were the tits. The lunar landing was probably the greatest technical event in his lifetime. He'd E36 M3 if he saw this.

UHH. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAspqCD34Hw

well guys, we had a good ride. been nice knowing ya.

I love the creepy music they added to that last video!

All hail our new robot overlords?

Don't forget the "Sand Flea" capable of jumping up to 30 feet in the air...I can think of some interesting uses for this...

Wall Street was stunned today, when, in an unprecedented move, Cyberdyne Systems acquired Boston Dynamics in a surprise, hostile takeover. Cyberdynes plans to accelerate BDs research and development programs come after reports leaked that Cyberdyne received cutting edge technological prototypes from an undisclosed source in Washington, and plan to incorporate this new technology in several of the robotic chassis already developed by Boston Dynamics.

Amazing stuff.

If I'm honest, the humanoid ones give me the creeps pretty seriously.

This seems like the most appropriate comic relief, but mostly it's just bizarre.

rebelgtp wrote:

It's a very expensive, very durable Tyco Rebound.