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  1. 03-19-2008, 09:43 PM #1
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    Default Wild robot!

    Check out this quadruped robot that a company called Boston Dynamics is working on for the US government. Crazy stuff!
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    Somebody just posted that a few days ago on Supraforums.com. Scary stuff...
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    What do you mean scary. That is incredible. Do yall have any idea how hard it is to get a computer to react to outside stimulus without user intervention?
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    Is this far behind!

    ...and across the line.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HudsonHawk View Post
    What do you mean scary.
    I'm not a fan of technology (as I type on my computer)
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    Quote Originally Posted by MadMonkey View Post
    I'm not a fan of technology (as I type on my computer)
    Time for the tinfoil hat
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