Remember Big Dog, the fourlegged all terrain robot? Here^s LS3 page 1

borealis
10th February 2012, 06:53 PM
DARPA Legged Squad Support System (LS3) - YouTube

A reminder. Big Dog:

BigDog Overview (Updated March 2010) - YouTube
Jerome
10th February 2012, 08:11 PM
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/5/16/129184961135969520.jpg
Exi5tentialist
10th February 2012, 10:30 PM
I think what that man did to it at 0:37 was quite abusive, especially given the obvious pleasure the man was getting from the act
borealis
11th February 2012, 12:46 AM
I know. People often remark on that. The thing staggers like a live thing, what a bastard. Same feeling when it's sliding around on ice, reminds one, rather horrifyingly, of the slipping on ice scene in Bambi.
Hermit
11th February 2012, 01:11 AM
The pleasure derived from the kick would have been due to the anticipated result: The machine copes with it very well, which in turn demonstrates human ingenuity. Pride rather than sadism, and perhaps a certain amount of childlike enjoyment that comes from the manipulation of toys.
borealis
11th February 2012, 01:37 AM
Oh, definitely. I didn't think otherwise, and it was an important demonstration of the machine's abilities. One knows that, but there's the uneasiness triggered by the movement, which is remarkably similar to how a colt, say, might react to a hard push.

Slipping into an uncanny valley a lot of people hadn't considered - we find we are just as leery of robots when they remind us too much of live animals as well as people.

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