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Alyx Vance's creation comes to life!

post #1 of 39
3/18/08 at 6:14pm
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http://gizmodo.com/368651/new-video-...ing-its-spooky

Somewhat creepy, actually.
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post #2 of 39
3/18/08 at 6:17pm
Looks more like an over sized fly without wings.
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post #3 of 39
3/18/08 at 6:22pm
Now I just need a gravity gun and I can play catch with him!

EDIT: just got to the part where it regains its balance while walking on ice. That's incredible!
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post #4 of 39
3/18/08 at 6:45pm
This thing is pretty much all one needs to prove the Uncanny Valley hypothesis.

That thing looks just living enough to scare the ever loving shit out of me. If I saw it running toward me I'd probably piss myself and cry.
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post #5 of 39
3/18/08 at 6:55pm
The thing acts much like a freshly born cow and/or deer.

It just needs a Curly voice track.
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post #6 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:12pm
Get 50 of these coming your way.

I'd shit my pants. Especially with that creepy buzzing noise.

I imagine it'd be a great intimidation factor when we invade more countries that don't have advanced technology.
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post #7 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:27pm
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This thing is pretty much all one needs to prove the Uncanny Valley hypothesis.

That thing looks just living enough to scare the ever loving shit out of me. If I saw it running toward me I'd probably piss myself and cry.
It's amazing how horrifying this robot is. It's got to be uncanny valley syndrome.
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post #8 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:28pm
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I'd shit my pants. Especially with that creepy buzzing noise.
Same, and I could probably kill at least three of these.
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post #9 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:29pm
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Same, and I could probably kill at least three of these.
And eat two.
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post #10 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:30pm
Thats a pretty awesome advancement in robotics but I gotta say I dont get the potential applications. Its supposed to be basically a mule for soldiers on the battlefield but really when do you want to carry an additional 400 pounds of equipment but you cant store it in a HMMWV? Plus being that small it seems like it would be exceedingly difficult to efficiently stack 400 pounds of stuff on top of it without it constantly being jarred loose by the unholy robot goat prancing around. And I guess the biggest problem is battery life. The average two pound battery(at a cost of roughly $100 each incidentally) in the Army lasts about a day in a standard low voltage radio and I assume the goat zombie would take an insane amount of power to run for any amount of time.
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post #11 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:34pm
NOTHING CAN STOP IT.

Even if I hid behind a pile of bricks, it would find me. Impressive, yet unbelievably creepy at the same time.
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post #12 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:37pm
Should we start a betting pool now as to when one of these things appears in a porno?

"Oh, Fuckpony, thank you for rescuing me!"
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post #13 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:39pm
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Thats a pretty awesome advancement in robotics but I gotta say I dont get the potential applications. Its supposed to be basically a mule for soldiers on the battlefield but really when do you want to carry an additional 400 pounds of equipment but you cant store it in a HMMWV? Plus being that small it seems like it would be exceedingly difficult to efficiently stack 400 pounds of stuff on top of it without it constantly being jarred loose by the unholy robot goat prancing around. And I guess the biggest problem is battery life. The average two pound battery(at a cost of roughly $100 each incidentally) in the Army lasts about a day in a standard low voltage radio and I assume the goat zombie would take an insane amount of power to run for any amount of time.
You don't see an application for creating machines that can maneuver across varied terrains, balance themselves, avoid obstacles, and adapt to unforeseen falls and attacks? How about, if nothing else, getting desperately needed supplies to troops who are pinned down in dangerous territory?
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post #14 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:42pm
How would you even stop one of those? I'd never imagine trying to stick my hand in its innards, or whatever they are, trying to rip shit off it. All the gears and gizmos would probably crush my fingers.

Though...make it quieter, add some lifelike fur, and BAM!

iDog.

No more pooping. No more constant barking. And a hell of an intimidating house guardian.
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post #15 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:44pm
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How about, if nothing else, getting desperately needed supplies to troops who are pinned down in dangerous terrain?
It saves your ass while doing the Curly shuffle.
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post #16 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:58pm
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You don't see an application for creating machines that can maneuver across varied terrains, balance themselves, avoid obstacles, and adapt to unforeseen falls and attacks? How about, if nothing else, getting desperately needed supplies to troops who are pinned down in dangerous territory?
Good point, the original story I saw about this on the science channel(Beyond Tomorrow maybe?) had it going places with a squad of soldiers so I had that idea in mind with my last post but it would seem more helpful getting supplies to a squad pinned down in a place helicopters wouldnt be safe in. It still seems like the amount of weight it can carry is more of a bragging point than anything. Supplies weighing that much would be really bulky(other than ammo) and difficult to secure to something that size and still have it move fast enough to evade an enemy which would have to be at least human running speed Id think.
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post #17 of 39
3/18/08 at 7:59pm
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How would you even stop one of those? I'd never imagine trying to stick my hand in its innards, or whatever they are, trying to rip shit off it. All the gears and gizmos would probably crush my fingers.
Grab that bitch by the leg and body slam it. Repeat until dismembered or dead.

Though if they teach it to kick, we're screwed.
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post #18 of 39
3/18/08 at 8:02pm
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Though if they teach it to kick, we're screwed.
Don't worry. We can probably bargain or reason with it. And if not, I'm sure it will pity us, be remorseful, or fear us. Or it might just decide to stop on its own.

They need to install glowing red eyes on it. They need not be functional, but they do need to glow.
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post #19 of 39
3/18/08 at 8:05pm
The first thing I thought when i saw it were of those things in the MSG 4 trailer.

The way it was flailing when it almost fell, goddamn creepy.
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post #20 of 39
3/18/08 at 8:12pm
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They need to install glowing red eyes on it. They need not be functional, but they do need to glow.
I'm pretty sure I'd scream like a little girl if that thing was coming towards me in the dark making that awful noise and had red, glowing eyes.
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post #21 of 39
3/18/08 at 8:13pm
So...are these the giant rats they're finding in Detroit? It's an Overlord thread, it's got be at least tangentially related to Detroit, right? Right?
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post #22 of 39
3/18/08 at 8:14pm
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Don't worry. We can probably bargain or reason with it. And if not, I'm sure it will pity us, be remorseful, or fear us. Or it might just decide to stop on its own.
We can only hope.

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I'm pretty sure I'd scream like a little girl if that thing was coming towards me in the dark making that awful noise and had red, glowing eyes.
Same. There would be pants-shitting, too.
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post #23 of 39
3/18/08 at 8:18pm
I was terrified until that dude kicked the shit out of it. Now I suddenly feel sympathy for the beast.

I feel like Geena Davis at the end of The Fly. So conflicted.
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post #24 of 39
3/18/08 at 8:32pm
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So...are these the giant rats they're finding in Detroit? It's an Overlord thread, it's got be at least tangentially related to Detroit, right? Right?
I had a paragraph indicating that these robots would be used to scout and transport desperately needed supplies to survivors trapped within Detroit, but I decided it was too much.
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I was terrified until that dude kicked the shit out of it. Now I suddenly feel sympathy for the beast.
I felt bad for it, too. When I realized this, I found that realization even more creepy than the creature itself.
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post #25 of 39
3/18/08 at 9:21pm
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I was terrified until that dude kicked the shit out of it. Now I suddenly feel sympathy for the beast.
All part of it's intricate plan.

Those that trust it will be the first it destroys.

I must say, for a while I was growing concerned that scientists were going to genetically engineer something that would be our downfall, but now I'm squarely back in the robotics camp.

In the time it takes scientists to develop one superhuman, an army of far stronger and better armed robots can easily be produced.
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post #26 of 39
3/18/08 at 11:33pm
"And I, for one, welcome our new BigDog quadruped robot overlords."

It's been nice, humanity! Hope you enjoyed your run!

Yeah, I'll be Anne Franking in my attic when that shit goes down.
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post #27 of 39
3/19/08 at 1:11am
I turned that video off in less than 5 seconds. I'm terrified of insects. Don't let it get near me!!!
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post #28 of 39
3/19/08 at 2:18pm
Get Solid Snake on the phone - the damned Metal Gears are here for your soul.

Jesus, that thing is creepy as hell.
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post #29 of 39
3/19/08 at 2:29pm
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I was terrified until that dude kicked the shit out of it. Now I suddenly feel sympathy for the beast.

I feel like Geena Davis at the end of The Fly. So conflicted.
That dude is doomed. You don't kick the robot. THEY NEVER FORGET! When the robot revolution comes, that guy will be one of the first up against the wall.
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post #30 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:05pm
Everyone keeps mentioning military applications. I imagine NASA might be pretty fucking interested in these things, too.
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post #31 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:14pm
It can survive a nuclear blast, but can it survive:
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post #32 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:15pm
Seems to me that it would be great for exploring our ocean bottom's too. Provided of course that they could get one of those to work with the immense pressure.
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post #33 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:16pm
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Everyone keeps mentioning military applications. I imagine NASA might be pretty fucking interested in these things, too.
They have 1/10000000000000th the budget. Roughly.
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post #34 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:23pm
If you look at the fine print of this company, it seems they're owned by a corporation called Aperture Science. Hm, sounds reputable.
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post #35 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:30pm
Great, so I guessing this is a beta version, and the real one will not make the chainsaw noise, but instead will sing "Still Alive".

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This was a triumph!
I'm making a note here:
"HUGE SUCCESS!!"

It's hard to overstate
my satisfaction.

Aperture Science:
We do what me must
because we can.

For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.

But there's no sense crying
over every mistake.
You just keep on trying
till you run out of cake.
And the science gets done.
And you make a neat gun
for the people who are
still alive.

I'm not even angry...
I'm being so sincere right now-
Even though you broke my heart,
and killed me.

And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you!

Now, these points of data
make a beautiful line.
And we're out of beta.
We're releasing on time!
So I'm glad I got burned-
Think of all the things we learned-
for the people who are
still alive.

Go ahead and leave me...
I think I'd prefer to stay inside...
Maybe you'll find someone else
to help you?
Maybe Black Mesa?
That was a joke! HAHA!! FAT CHANCE!!

Anyway this cake is great!
It's so delicious and moist!

Look at me: still talking
when there's science to do!
When I look out there,
it makes me glad I love you.

I've experiments to run.
There is research to be done.
On the people who are
still alive.
And believe me I am
still alive.
I'm doing science and I'm
still alive.
I feel fantastic and I'm
still alive.
While you're dying I'll be
still alive.
And when you're dead I will be
still alive.

Still alive.

Still alive.
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post #36 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:38pm
Creepy motherfucker.
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post #37 of 39
3/19/08 at 3:40pm
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If you look at the fine print of this company, it seems they're owned by a corporation called Aperture Science. Hm, sounds reputable.
Cyberdyne Systems sounds like a decent enough company too...
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post #38 of 39
3/20/08 at 4:14pm
In related news, Climbing robots are much more friendly looking.
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post #39 of 39
3/20/08 at 11:10pm
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And eat two.
NICE!!

Edited to add: I was gonna make a lame joke about the glowing red eyes being a 'Borg thing, and 'Bots gotta get their own schtick, but that was before I watched the video. That thing really IS creepy. Add a big pair of fly-like eyes, and you've got the stuff of nightmares. They've got to be close to making a weaponized, heavy , armed version. No infantry in the world could stand agianst that for long.
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