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Article #620590Re: Olympics opening ceremony
From: J. Clarke
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 02:55
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On 13 Feb 2018 23:15:41 GMT, Bob Eager <news...@eager.cx> wrote: >On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:18:11 -0700, Peter Flass wrote: > >> Quadibloc <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote: >>> Ambulatory drones. Robot bodies, walking on two legs, controlled from a >>> facility not unlike a call center... and doing most of the things human >>> soldiers would do. Holding and controlling territory included. >>> >>> >> I Saw a couple of really creepy robots on tv today - four-legged, about >> the size of large dogs. One had a "hand" where the dog's head would be >> and the other was headless. Still a bit awkward, but the one with the >> hand opened a door so they both could go thru. > >I thought that was really creepy too. Would have been better if they had >something that resembled a head. And the gait was more spider-like (but >with four legs). I dunno if they go for creepy or if it's just the way the engineering turns out.
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