Google == Cyberdyne?

[Pete OHanlon]

Well, that link keeps taking me to a "pay" bit. I'm not signing up just to see one story.

[Yuriy Loginov]

why Google bought robot maker Boston dynamics

[mikepwilson]

At this point they just need to drop the pretense and change their name to 'The Company'

[Lost User]

This buyout (Boston Dynamics) is only the latest in a string of robotics companies that Google has acquired.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

[DaveAuld]

I just watched a segment on Ch4 news about it, and they said Google has bought 7 companies in this field over the last 7 months :omg:

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[Christopher Duncan]

EMP. :)

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[Lost User]

With the first one or two I figured it was just billionaires buying cool toys - after all, whats cooler than robots? But now its a concerted effort - there must be an endgame. :suss: :~

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

[virang_21]

drolfson wrote:

Anyone else wonder what Google plans to do with the military Robots they are buying?

Of course they are building Terminator !!!! :rolleyes:

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[Roger Wright]

Lasers won't work, and take too much power. Build a large Tesla coil in each corner of the yard, triggered by a cheap motion sensor from the hardware store.

Will Rogers never met me.

[SockPuppeteer]

Alternatively, just don't clear the yard[^] ;) Animated Gif SFW

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[Simon ORiordan from UK]

Automatic Australian BAR Rifle from WW2; fires kinda slow, but the shells are big and you could probably have a great time blasting chunks off the robot. Or else somebody needs to build an EMP grenade. :laugh:

[Fred Flams]

Well I guess that's evolution: freakin' shark with laser beams attached to their head --> killer dolphins --> RobotDog --> OCP / Cyberdyne.... sounds logical and goddamn freaky, but we are all living in the matrix or a dragon's dream anyway... we missed the "Steve Austin" step though...

[Clumpco]

Perhaps they have been watching Almost Human?

[Jecc]

drolfson wrote:

That BigDog one has looked scary to me for years.

Even more so since it's been weaponized ^.

[BobJanova]

You probably wouldn't want to set an EMP off in your own garden considering the number of unshielded electronic devices you likely rely on ...

[Simon ORiordan from UK]

:^) This is true. How about an EMP gun then? Like in Sky Captain? :-D

[brinkerville]

Microwave bursts from your house will protect you from the critters. All you need is an old kitchen microwave and a metal cone. At the same time, they will also protect your garden from the chucks and other natural vermin as well. I wonder what micro waves will do to zombies?

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[NAANsoft]

I'm all in for vacuum valves. They do not care too much about EMP... ENIAC, go!

[NPowDev]

Maybe other already say it. I think... with a little help of DARPA... Yes! ;)