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minus-squarens1@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down2·7 days agoFeels like “beating human records” is pretty meaningless for things that are… not human. I was intrigued to see what the entry criteria were since these are meant to be humanoid, but couldn’t find any real information on it.
minus-squareRxBrad@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoNext thing they’ll tell us is that motorcycles are faster than people-powered bicycles…
minus-squareOaksey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoWhile i largely agree with your point, I’m sure the fact they can run faster than any human is of interest to various militarys.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·7 days agoNo. The military already has drones that are far cheaper and faster than these pointless clunkers.
minus-squaremagnue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoYeah, like I can already do that with an RC car why cuck it with silly robot legs?
minus-squareplantfanatic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down2·7 days agoBeing able to balance and move realistically as a bipedal with speed is quite the feat though.
minus-squareTrilogy3452@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 days agoYeah just look at how hard QWOP is
Feels like “beating human records” is pretty meaningless for things that are… not human. I was intrigued to see what the entry criteria were since these are meant to be humanoid, but couldn’t find any real information on it.
Next thing they’ll tell us is that motorcycles are faster than people-powered bicycles…
While i largely agree with your point, I’m sure the fact they can run faster than any human is of interest to various militarys.
No. The military already has drones that are far cheaper and faster than these pointless clunkers.
Yeah, like I can already do that with an RC car why cuck it with silly robot legs?
Being able to balance and move realistically as a bipedal with speed is quite the feat though.
Yeah just look at how hard QWOP is