The whole Boston Dynamics Atlas vid is worth watching (only 2:41) Gets up, lifts things, gait, tracks objs #hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY …
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Replying to @micostigan
@micostigan my guess is the goal is to have it perform tasks humans do so human form is optimal? Or may be a competition criteria?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@noUpside@vgr Is the set of "human physical form is optimal" task-contexts more than an infinitesimally small percentage of the all t-cs4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@micostigan@vgr yeah, I don't what percentage are tasks humans evolved to be good at vs do anyway. Maybe@NickPinkston can weigh in.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @noUpside
@noUpside@micostigan@vgr I do think humanoids are useful in moving through human environments. No clue on ratio to structured environments1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @NickPinkston
@NickPinkston@noUpside@micostigan sufficient, not necessary1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@vgr@noUpside@micostigan Fundamentally, this comes down to engineering cost for specialized robot, versus inefficiency of humanoid ones2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@NickPinkston@noUpside@micostigan@thezhanly My design: humanoid search-rescue affective computing support robotpic.twitter.com/zF9YIw0rGt
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@NickPinkston @noUpside @micostigan @thezhanly I can haz some DARPA money now?
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