Anomalocaris Posted September 22, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 22, 2015 A soldier's best friend? Marines put Google's robo-dog 'Spot' through its paces, tackling tough terrain and scouting buildings Dogs have kept soldiers company in hellish warzones since ancient times. Now the Marine Corps is testing Google's latest robo-dog named Spot. The four-legged machine developed by Boston Dynamics was first unveiled in February and can run, climb stairs, jog next to its owner and even cope with being kicked. Read more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted September 22, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Marines deploy Headless Terror Robo-Mutt 3000xj7, in other news America's enemies now suing the Marines for using a horrific appearing headless dogbot that induces men to empty their bowels into their skivvies. And now to Julia for the weekend's weather outlook. Ha ha ha ha thanks Tom...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted September 22, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 22, 2015 can run, climb stairs, jog next to its owner and even cope with being kicked. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3244438/A-soldier-s-best-friend-Marines-Google-s-robo-dog-Spot-paces-tackling-tough-terrain-scouting-buildings.html#ixzz3mUiPrwIm KICKED? is this what they do to their dogs? Good for this piece of metal, would rather they kick this instead of a real dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted September 22, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If they get one that can sniff out bombs, maybe they can replace using dogs on combat. A human has a choice to go into army, a dog doesn't. I am sure all the police forces will want to have one, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 22, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I'd put an ipod on mine with "Bow Wow!" on continuous loop. I can't wait to see an Atlas robot carrying an M-16. THAT will make an enemy drop a load ion their pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Cooper Merrin Posted September 23, 2015 #6 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) I've seen something very similar trialled years ago, i think it was by a company called Boston Dynamics! I sure hope they managed to find an alternative power source, as the 2stroke engined version i saw was like a god damn chainsaw (hardly stealthy) *just read the link and realised it is Boston Dynamics! The heading made it sound like it was google* Edited September 23, 2015 by Lucas Cooper Merrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XClashGames Posted September 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 23, 2015 can run, climb stairs, jog next to its owner and even cope with being kicked. Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz3mUiPrwIm KICKED? is this what they do to their dogs? Good for this piece of metal, would rather they kick this instead of a real dog. Please tell me you aren't being serious. First of all they kicked it to show how good it is at balancing and how quick it recovers from an unexpected obstacle. Second of all, real dogs don't have a big metal exoskeleton, so of course kicking them would just be really heartless and cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Cooper Merrin Posted September 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 23, 2015 This technology is over 10 years old, why is it just being brought to light now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 23, 2015 #9 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Much like the Robotic Hound in Fahrenheit 451, then. Dystopian fiction always comes true in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted September 23, 2015 #10 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I've seen something very similar trialled years ago, i think it was by a company called Boston Dynamics! I sure hope they managed to find an alternative power source, as the 2stroke engined version i saw was like a god damn chainsaw (hardly stealthy) *just read the link and realised it is Boston Dynamics! The heading made it sound like it was google* The article stated Google owns Boston Dynamics.I also hope they do something so the operating system can't be hacked. All we 'd need was for Spot to turn on us during a situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Cooper Merrin Posted September 23, 2015 #11 Share Posted September 23, 2015 The article stated Google owns Boston Dynamics. I also hope they do something so the operating system can't be hacked. All we 'd need was for Spot to turn on us during a situation. Im running dialup here, i often dont download the full articles due to the time involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted September 23, 2015 #12 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Please tell me you aren't being serious. First of all they kicked it to show how good it is at balancing and how quick it recovers from an unexpected obstacle. Second of all, real dogs don't have a big metal exoskeleton, so of course kicking them would just be really heartless and cruel. Reread the line again, the way it has been written by the reporter sounds as if it is part of the norm with having a dog.... "can run, climb stairs, jog next to its owner and even cope with being kicked.".......of course a robot can cope with being kicked, its a robot, so why mention "even cope"? Edited September 23, 2015 by freetoroam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted September 23, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Reread the line again, the way it has been written by the reporter sounds as if it is part of the norm with having a dog.... "can run, climb stairs, jog next to its owner and even cope with being kicked.".......of course a robot can cope with being kicked, its a robot, so why mention "even cope"? We need to treat them nicely. We don't want the revolt of......Dynomutt - Dog Wonder! heh, heh, heyyyyyyy!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathya Posted September 23, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 23, 2015 O.M.G. That is so creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted September 23, 2015 #15 Share Posted September 23, 2015 We need to treat them nicely. We don't want the revolt of...... Dynomutt - Dog Wonder! heh, heh, heyyyyyyy!!!!!! Bring on the revolt, we are ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 23, 2015 #16 Share Posted September 23, 2015 This technology is over 10 years old, why is it just being brought to light now? The robot dog is, pun intended, off the leash now. Field trials as it were. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark-DK Posted September 24, 2015 #17 Share Posted September 24, 2015 d0g@gmail.com ? Btw they have test ground drones with guns, just not dogs.... Whats next ? Stealty cats with titanium claws and a really bad attitude... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena1979 Posted September 24, 2015 #18 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Will this robotic dog alert me to the mailman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 25, 2015 #19 Share Posted September 25, 2015 d0g@gmail.com ? Btw they have test ground drones with guns, just not dogs.... Whats next ? Stealty cats with titanium claws and a really bad attitude... I really like that one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormalcy Posted September 27, 2015 #20 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Me too, it's a good thing knowing that thousands of Americans are eating Ramen noodles to make sure we have hundreds of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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