Google’s “SkyNet” Robots Are All Grown Up, And Downright Terrifying

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
By Paul Martin

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
02/24/2016

The last time we looked at the fascinating robotic products of Boston Dynamics, a company which Google prudently acquired quietly in 2013, it was a cute petting zoo of clumsy robotic “animals” including a “big dog”, a “wild cat”, and a “cheetah.” They could barely walk for a few minutes without collapsing or blowing up.

Barely over two years later Google’s robots, no longer in their cute animal form, are not only all grown up but judging by the progress revealed in the company’s latest progress video, are a few months from being full robotic automatons who can not only walk, pick themselves up, open doors, and carry heavy loads, but are this close from replacing millions of workers in menial, repetitive occupations as well as forming an army of robots best seen until recently in the science fiction section of your favorite streaming movie provider.

Worse, they are downright disturbing because after watching the clip below we can’t decide which flashbacks are stronger: to Terminator or RoboCop.

This is how Boston Dynamics intros the following disturbing video:

A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. This version of Atlas is about 5′ 9″ tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.

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