So far we’ve been telling you about all of the awesome humans we’re going to have at TC Sessions Robotics next month in Berkeley — humans like Boston Dynamics’ Mark Raibert, Playground’s Andy Rubin, Fetch’s Melonee Wise and Pieter Abbeel, Ken Goldberg and Robert Full from U.C. Berkeley. But what of the robots? Don’t worry, […]
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Marc Raibert, Melonee Wise and more will be speaking at TC Sessions: Robotics May 11 at UC Berkeley
We’re gearing up for our big upcoming TC Sessions: Robotics event May 11 on the UC Berkeley campus, and we’ve got a lot to talk about. We’ve already announced Berkeley professors Pieter Abbeel and Robert Full, Android/Playground Global founder Andy Rubin and VCs Chrissy Meyer, Renata Quintini and Rob Coneybeer. Here are a few more […]
View More Marc Raibert, Melonee Wise and more will be speaking at TC Sessions: Robotics May 11 at UC BerkeleyJeff Bezos, friend to robots
Today marks the kickoff of Amazon’s annual semi-secret MARS Conference in Palm Springs, which means two things. No, you weren’t invited. The start of several days of pictures featuring Jeff Bezos palling around with his best robot friends. Last year the ‘bot loving billionaire wowed the internet with a fairly menacing shot taken inside 1.5 […]
View More Jeff Bezos, friend to robotsWatch 1000s of Boston Dynamics SpotMinis in this Planet Earth-style video
Straight out of Black Mirror, this video is a mock documentary showing a future where Boston Dynamics SpotMinis roam the Earth in packs (herds?) of thousands. It’s fictional but I suspect plausible if Boston Dynamics only defense against its robots is an engineer with a hockey stick. Boston Dynamics has been steadily advancing its robotics technology and design and its latest creation is… Read More
Humans can’t stop the Boston Dynamics’ robot dog from opening a door
The robotics company Boston Dynamics, known for making scarily-competent robots and then beating them up, is at it again. The company showed off the SpotMini earlier this February, a dog-like robot that can open doors and eerily resembles a creat…
View More Humans can’t stop the Boston Dynamics’ robot dog from opening a doorNobody can handle that video of a robot dog opening a door for his robot dog friend
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If films like Terminator and I, Robot have taught us anything, it’s that one day humanity will finally take this whole robotics thing too far.
Well brace yourselves for some machine-assisted doom, because on Monday Boston Dynamics released a new piece of deeply unnerving footage that’s almost certainly the beginning of the end.
The 45 second clip features a robot dog with this weird grabby attachment on its head opening an actual door for another robot dog.
Here it is again, in all its nightmarish glory:
This is one of the most terrifying things I’ve seen in all my life pic.twitter.com/Yp9xlhdKC9
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View More Nobody can handle that video of a robot dog opening a door for his robot dog friendBoston Dynamics’ newest robot learns to open doors
We knew this day would come sooner or later. Like the cloned velociraptors before it, Boston Dynamics’ newly redesigned Spot Mini has figured out how to open doors — with either its arm or face, depending on how you look at it. The team behind the Big Dog proves that it’s still the master of viral robotic marketing, even after switching teams from Google to Softbank.… Read More
Boston Dynamics’ dog robot can open up doors now and WTF we’re all dead
Almost two years ago, robotics company Boston Dynamics posted a video to its YouTube channel where the team essentially beat the crap out of its robot, Atlas.
“When robots inevitably take over the world, remember this video,” I jokingly wro…
I know there’s a lot on your plate this year, so don’t worry about all these robots we’re making
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Okay, so you’ve probably seen an influx of robots and robot stories getting shared on the internet lately, and you’ve probably experienced some anxiety about some sort of impending robot-related doom.
As a lead robot scientist, I’m here to assure you that evvvvveerrrrrything is cool. It’s all good!
Why are we making these robots that can acrobatically execute a flawless backflip? Don’t worry about that! Just believe me when I say that it’s totally cool.
One of the robots we made yesterday already knew how to wield a gun and we didn’t even program that! This, of course, is one of many things you should not worry yourself with. Go grab a beer instead! Seriously. Nothing to see here. Read more…
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View More I know there’s a lot on your plate this year, so don’t worry about all these robots we’re makingBoston Dynamics robot is ready to get backflipping revenge on tormentors
Atlas has been working on its moves.
The humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics that was once beat up by a jerk human and later stumbled on stage during an important presentation is now jumping and flipping like it’s nothing.
With its slick ne…
Meet Boston Dynamics’ streamlined SpotMini
Boston Dynamics hasn’t talked much since it changed hands from Google’s ailing robotics wing to the deep pockets of SoftBank, but the cutting-edge robotics firm happily gave the world a sneak peek of what it’s been working on in the meantime. The company posted a 24-second teaser trailer showcasing a sleek new version of its latest offering, the electric-powered SpotMini. Read More
Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini robot dog looked right at us, and it was downright creepy
Boston Dynamics is the mad robot scientist of our waking dreams. Every few years, they unveil a new robot horror…er…innovation that straddles the fine line between “so realistic its incredible” and the uncanny valley.
Its latest robot dog, th…