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    Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 10

    Is there a reason Boston Dynamics tries to make all of its robots look and act like humans or other animals? It seems it would be terribly difficult to build them that way.

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      2. Anton Troynikov‏ @atroyn May 10
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Boston dynamics works on 'under-actuated' locomotion based on research going back to MIT's leg lab Under-actuated basically means that instead of using motor torques to force the limb into a particular position, you also use springs and masses

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 10
        Replying to @atroyn

        That makes a ton of sense, thank you

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      2. Andreas Klinger  ✌️‏Verified account @andreasklinger May 10
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        I guess natural selection as proxy for solving hard problems maybe even unknown unknowns

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      3. Sumanth  ⚡‏ @SuMastodon May 11
        Replying to @andreasklinger @AustenAllred

        Understanding how existing natural models solve the outlined problems often gives a lot of insight compared to trying to build from first principles.

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      1. Andrew Madsen‏ @armadsen May 10
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Some animal-like designs are pretty practical. I worked on a robotic snake that could climb on the inside and outside of pipes, for example. (That project was shared with Boston Dynamics, incidentally.) Dog-like robots can navigate much harder terrain than e.g. a wheeled robot.

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      1. DavidRz  🚁‏ @ResetDavid May 10
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        It's great marketing

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      1. Austin M. Craig‏ @austinmcraig May 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        A robot the takes human form would be uniquely capable of navigating a human built world.

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      1. Charles Naylor‏ @CRTNaylor May 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        I'd say the backwards knee joints are uncanny enough to give them the benefit of the doubt that they're just being practical.

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      1. Wiley Jones‏ @wileycwj May 10
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        yeah that's exactly the point. Their work is all about building mechatronics systems that replicate human and animal bipedal/quadrupedal motion. Practicality isn't the objective. It's more about pushing the field of mechatronic control and dynamics.

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      2. Jim V.o.R.‏ @JimYoull May 10
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        you don’t think thousands of years of evolution have led to configurations that converge toward optimal form and function?

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      3. hardy‏ @hathomas000 May 10
        Replying to @JimYoull @AustenAllred

        It hasn't. They human eye and spine are common examples of non-optimal designs.

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      4. Jim V.o.R.‏ @JimYoull May 11
        Replying to @hathomas000 @AustenAllred

        depends on your definition of optimal, dunnit

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      5. Jim V.o.R.‏ @JimYoull May 11
        Replying to @JimYoull @hathomas000 @AustenAllred

        Also, footnote. I wrote “converge toward...” not “arrive at...”.

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      6. Chris Jeter‏ @ChrisJeter7 May 11
        Replying to @JimYoull @hathomas000 @AustenAllred

        Optimal configurations in evolution sounds suspiciously like Intelligent Design. The only thing evolution considers as optimal is being able to successfully pass genetic information on to the next generation. And it's *Billions* of years, not thousands.

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      7. Jim V.o.R.‏ @JimYoull May 11
        Replying to @ChrisJeter7 @hathomas000 @AustenAllred

        It actually sounds, and should sound, nothing like intelligent design whatever. You’re completely missing the essence of what evolution of any system is all about.

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      1. Dan Frydman‏ @danfrydman May 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        As has been said - to work with us in our world, to take the place of soldiers where it's easier to add a human shaped droid than choose from many different types.pic.twitter.com/kLEptcCtvK

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      1. Paul Bates‏ @PaulBates7 May 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        1. Evolution is a great designer, just slow. 2. Humanoid robots can work jobs and navigate in environments designed for humans.

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      1. Don Burke‏ @doyendon May 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Because we've built the world to our form. When combined with a powerful brain (silicone or wetware), it has proven to be an immensely adaptable and resilient form

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      1. Encyclopath‏ @encyclopath May 11
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        The designs are time-tested to be effective. Why reinvent the wheel?

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      1. Oguz Kurt‏ @Oouhz May 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        1. Knowing how hard it is to imitate the complex process of walking/running/jumping of humans and animals, I think it is very smart on their side to use us as measuring stick for their success. 2. It is also a great publicity. :)

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