Big dog - science fiction becomes reality

GlobalExplorer · 03-20-08, 06:14 PM

I think everyone's gotta see this:

I think everyone who has seen the big dog videos will agree that they have more or less done it. This machine moves like a normal animal. It might actually have a better balance than most of them.

At the end of last century there was a general agreement that artificial intelligence is going nowhere. Now, just a couple of years later it looks like we are going to see robots with about the intelligence / motoric of animals in our lifetime. I am amazed.

What surprises me is how frightening this is. It's creepy. I can only imagine what it will be like to see one day a computer talk / behave like a human.

And lets not forget this comes with a lot of real danger for humanity. I guess it's time to read Asimov again - what was science fiction yesterday might become important very soon.

Here is another video of similar robots:

Different, but still strange:

03-20-08, 06:14 PM	#1
GlobalExplorer Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 2,015 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Big dog - science fiction becomes reality I think everyone's gotta see this: I think everyone who has seen the big dog videos will agree that they have more or less done it. This machine moves like a normal animal. It might actually have a better balance than most of them. At the end of last century there was a general agreement that artificial intelligence is going nowhere. Now, just a couple of years later it looks like we are going to see robots with about the intelligence / motoric of animals in our lifetime. I am amazed. What surprises me is how frightening this is. It's creepy. I can only imagine what it will be like to see one day a computer talk / behave like a human. And lets not forget this comes with a lot of real danger for humanity. I guess it's time to read Asimov again - what was science fiction yesterday might become important very soon. Here is another video of similar robots: Different, but still strange: __________________ Last edited by GlobalExplorer; 03-27-08 at 06:08 PM.