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It's like RoboCop, except the robots are villains helping human villains villain more comprehensively.

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[-] fubarx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

In a past job, I got a chance to deal with one of those Boston Dynamics robot dogs in action. Was not impressed.

Given NYC, would not be surprised if they're tagged, sensors are torched, or they're covered in bodily fluids. Or they end up at the bottom of the Hudson river shortly after deployment.

Come to think of it... most likely scenario: scrapped and sold for parts.

[-] Emi@ani.social 0 points 1 month ago

May I ask what didn't impress you? From what I saw online it's pretty much just walking robot you can putt sensor/robotic hand/ and such things on it. And seems like for that it is great but I'd assume the price tag for something that can't do that much is steep. Just curious what real use they have and what they are bad at.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

As someone who works with (industrial) robotics, unless this thing is actually just a pov drone operated by someone nearby (and thus not a robot) its going to be so buggy and sloppy after ten mins in the real world.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

It's like RoboCop, except the robots are villains helping human villains villain more comprehensively.

Ummm.... That's exactly the plot of RoboCop....

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Oops lol, hadn't seen it since I was a kid over 30 years ago so I guess I'm more than a little fuzzy on the details, broad strokes, and the everything else of it 😂

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

The least realistic part of Robocop is that the cops were still trying to be good people.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

In your defense, it's a coke-fueled nightmare with so many story points that it can easily be confused for 3 separate movies.

In offense to me, I think the remake has a better foundation and better acting and only suffers from trying to appease a wider audience.

[-] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This article is 2 years old, I live here and I haven’t seen them yet. They’ll have to be accompanied by human officers anyway, cause NYers will absolutely destroy these things if they catch them alone

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

"you have five seconds to comply..."

[-] onyxjet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well, can't wait for videos of hooded people beating them up at night. I see that happening.

[-] besselj@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago
[-] lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
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