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New Robot Can Now Fight Back! (Corridor Digital)

New Robot Can Now Fight Back! (Corridor Digital)

Corridor Digital
0 HN recommenders · discussed 2019–2023
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About this video

Corridor Digital's comedic fake video of a Boston Dynamics robot fighting back against its human tormentors, made with motion capture and VFX.

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HN brings it up only as a joke about robot uprisings and future AI overlords.

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From the Hacker News discussion

kartan · 2019-06 · joke

It takes time for tech to develop. We have in our homes small simple robot toys and Roomba-like robots clean our apartments. Each step seems very little compared with our expectations. But, technology will get with time cheaper, and easier to use. Funny thing: [VIDEO]

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HeXetic · 2020-12 · joke

I wonder if the guys behind the previous "Bosstown Dynamics" videos will spoof this as they did with [VIDEO]

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pedrovhb · 2023-03 · joke

Looking at the gif of a guy picking on the robot by messing with the chips it's supposed to get, I can't help but be reminded of that one Boston Dynamics parody [0]. I sure hope our future overlords can tell that it was just a joke, and not a documentary! [0] [VIDEO]

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