Robots from Boston Dynamics (this should make us all very worried)

[Hermoor]

This remarkable document from May 2021 clearly lays out some of the dystopia the German, UK, Swedish and Finnish militaries intend to see over the next 30 years. In short humans are morphing in to robots and robots are morphing in to 'humans'.



This would appear to be the Canadian civilian version of the above. It was published in February 2020.

https://horizons.gc.ca/en/2020/02/11...l-convergence/

I read the "Good morning, biodigital" section and felt rather nauseous. It's all a promo in plain sight for the devilry they intend to roll out.

[scotslad]

apologies if been posted elsewhere, but this is gobsmacking...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=N_QAL2ZCpFM

[Bill Ryan]

This is kind of a silly story — though an interesting one! — and I thought it best to post it here rather than on the Animals are Magical thread. (And I must confess, I never knew Japan had a bear problem.)

• https://explorersweb.com/monster-wol...eterrent-japan

Robot ‘Monster Wolves’ in Japan Scare Bears, Boars



Howling animatronic creations with red LED “eyes” are the latest technology in a campaign to protect Japan’s people from bears.

Monster Wolves are on the robotic prowl in Hokkaido, the BBC reported, where the country’s aging rural population is growing more susceptible to bear encounters.

No, the machines do not slink through the night or stalk prey. But they do roar at 90 decibels, and their heads waggle back and forth on their necks. A company named Wolf Kamuy developed the rig. The company calls it a “wildlife repeller. MONSTER WOLF takes advantage of animals’ natural tendency to sense danger and stay away.”

First used against wild boars

Monster Wolves first surfaced in 2017, when farmers deployed them to protect their crops from foraging wild boars. The robot scarecrows are a response to the well-documented dwindling of Japan’s population.

One in ten Japanese residents is now over 80 years old. And young people are quickly filtering out of the country’s rural areas.

“More and more, rural farmlands in the foothills that once acted as buffer zones between the bears and humans are disappearing,” Shinsuke Koike, a specialist in biodiversity, forest ecosystem, and bears at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, told the BBC.

The result? A staggeringly high rate of mixers between humans and bears. The Asahi Shimbun reported 54 bear encounters from April through July. Fifty-six people sustained injuries in the events and one died. It’s a 30% higher rate of incidents than in the previous record year, 2010.

Monster Wolves can deter bears and most of the species’ other natural prey to a distance of about one kilometer, its manufacturers claim. This “helps maintain coexistence and co-prosperity for both wildlife and human communities,” the company states.



If the automated guardians work, they’ll solve a problem that’s becoming trenchant. The Asahi Shimbun cited authorities who counted growing numbers of “urban bears” — individuals acclimated to civilization — in Hokkaido. The same officials said local hunters are facing bullet shortages due to copper prices and the war in Ukraine.

[Inversion]

This is Ameca Desktop platform and is stated to be the most advanced robot in the world. It does impressions of famous people.

dailymail

British-made Ameca is described as the 'world's most advanced humanoid robot'
Robot shows off facial expressions including blinking and smiling

Same subject from 10/07/22: Link

02/26/24 (3:56)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXlpF3DrVP0

[Inversion]

This video is kind of freaky. The face looks like a vanity mirror.

bostondynamics

This week we announced the retirement of our hydraulic Atlas and unveiled what comes next—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The next generation of the Atlas program builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas.

A decade ago, we were one of the only companies putting real R&D effort into humanoid robots. Now the landscape in the robotics industry is very different. Our customers have seen success with Spot and Stretch and they are eager to tackle the next challenge with Atlas. Given our track record of successful commercialization, we are confident in our plan to not just create an impressive R&D project, but to deliver a valuable solution.

04/17/24 (0:39)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=29ECwExc-_M