Google == Cyberdyne?

[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! ;)

[Robert J Good]

My high-speed internet connection will be monitored by provided by google. My car will record my every sneeze self drive with google. My internet searching will be profiled by free from google. My coding language will be HTML 5 and JS Dart. My TV will be all youtube advertisements channels. And my phone will NSA record run google w/ a Chinese-altered OS and handset. And of course the PC will be dead. And the best part...I will get Viagra ads spammed across every device! Happy day! I can't wait, bring on the T-2000!

Robert