Very kind of akynet to keep the roads in pristine condition so their motorcycle killbots are still useful, but put all the rusted out cars back so the killbots can pull some sick stunts
Yes, that's what this is. Every time you see a new robot or automaton dancing or doing kick flips, thems are ultimately being developed to kill people remotely
Yeah those cute dogs from Boston Dynamics are now being dropped behind enemy lines at night by Vampire drones in the Ukraine / Russia war, the Russians are terrified of them understandably. That war is their testing ground now.
While what I'm about to mention is ultimately the worlds smallest difference measured by the world's smallest ruler, iirc Boston Dynamics and most similar companies do not develop weaponised variants. One that does though, Ghost Robotics, is a company from UPenn (they uh, do a whole lot of work with the US Military, CIA, FBI [chem/bioweapons]) who got sued by Boston Dynamics for stealing their ideas. Those ones are in Gaza right now. The Ukraine ones are a UK company however
I always figured it was for like T800 or T1000 to ride faster into battle since the flaw of being a bipedal creature is you're slower than most counterparts
I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don't know, a little under 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.
WhiskyBravo
Needs an autocannon!
70ikketje2000
Would've saved me a lot of trouble
mirrorz
"It's trials time baby! Woooo! Aint no mustard on my bike." Brandon DiCamillo & Rake Yohn, voiceover in Trials HD.
paracoon
TETSUOOOOOO
MechAegis
I feel this would cost exponentially higher than having a kid.
sblaydes
Notice it didn’t tail whip off the table.
Kunkoh
Johnny 5 seems to have upgraded his tracks.
DigitalDragon75
That's some real Terminator prototype shit there.
Teaelf
Do a kickflip!
apatternlanguage
But see, I don’t want this
Penth13f
Yeah, SOMEONE'S gotta use all the kids bikes, now that parents can't afford them anymore...
cyberstormtrooper
I thought there was a quadriplegic amputee in there for a second, like riding some brain controlled bike
VeryNegative
There is some high level physics and math applied to achive this. I love it!
DasBeaker
A weapon to surpas Metal Gear!!
demosteness
Boston Dynamics?
Spidey209
Screamers any minute now. Hooray.
charondaboatman
joeyecho101
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
mf'er can balance on the bike when not rolling
TemplarMuse
Reaction wheels
red411
I don't even have to get on my bike now to go for a ride
TheVampireDante
That plus VR/AR headset. just sit and let the robobike take on a challenge course while you watch and look around from it's onboard cameras.
HeraldOfTheBadger
Just make tachkomas already
LordScuttlebutt
That's pretty easy to do when you have a gyroscope spinning happily away in your gut.
Seethreepeeoh
Dudes, stairs were our only defence. The fuck you go n do this for?
ICantFeelMyHead
Stick a saddle on it.
richardstinks
Danny Mac-AI-skill
Aksuuuh
Damn
MioTaalas
Fargus57
Not complete without the Boston Dynamics guy whose only job seems to be kicking and beating robots into positronic mental breakdowns.
HippoTel
cyberstormtrooper
I thought he was going to miss the very last one or something
JanglesPrime
Do you want terminator motorcycles!?
BeaverOnFire
Yes please.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
Very kind of akynet to keep the roads in pristine condition so their motorcycle killbots are still useful, but put all the rusted out cars back so the killbots can pull some sick stunts
LastEverUsername
Yes, that's what this is. Every time you see a new robot or automaton dancing or doing kick flips, thems are ultimately being developed to kill people remotely
vegivamp
Regardless of why they're being developed, yes, someone will absolutely find a way to kill people with them, too.
jobe
Yeah those cute dogs from Boston Dynamics are now being dropped behind enemy lines at night by Vampire drones in the Ukraine / Russia war, the Russians are terrified of them understandably. That war is their testing ground now.
Ghostmk1
While what I'm about to mention is ultimately the worlds smallest difference measured by the world's smallest ruler, iirc Boston Dynamics and most similar companies do not develop weaponised variants. One that does though, Ghost Robotics, is a company from UPenn (they uh, do a whole lot of work with the US Military, CIA, FBI [chem/bioweapons]) who got sued by Boston Dynamics for stealing their ideas. Those ones are in Gaza right now. The Ukraine ones are a UK company however
chipjack
Japan's robots dance, but those finely tuned motors and sensors are intended for a less violent, more intimate purpose.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
The majority of the japanese military is over 40 and not getting any younger, of course they investing heavily in military robotics.
HeadJamistan
Those things were so dope. Bugged me how they had a seat for a human tho.
MuffinProof
Exactly. And if it was for the terminators, it'd have made more sense for like radio control.
zrXO
"terminators"
Talbotous
I will destroy you. After the sick ride we take, hop on bro!
zrXO
Ride on!
SmilinSloth
I always figured it was for like T800 or T1000 to ride faster into battle since the flaw of being a bipedal creature is you're slower than most counterparts
TheSecondPiewackit
Gotta take prisoners somehow.
slamEVIL
But then it wouldn't be a Terminator.
criggie
Which one is this from, please ?
philsnow
Daemon by Daniel Suarez (and Freedom, but they first show up in Daemon IIRC). very much a page-turner.
tp0d
Terminator Salvation
stonqledisponible2000
Terminator Salvation, the one with Christian Bale
EntropyReign
huh, I saw that one and i don't remember the motorbike termies.
teknojo
You want murder cycles, cause this is how you get murder cycles.
PromoteWinnersCom
of course...
how else can a mudercycle rider murder?
There are a lot of murdercycle riders today.
Murdercycles go very fast, making them dangerous.
MissivesFromTheTower
We can get rid of them with the killer cars!
YouThinkImEspeciallyNotAGenius
I’m sure weapons are the end goal for most of these.
putcleverusernamehere
I'm sure we already have murder cycles. This is just to make us think it's still in development
malbec
I’ve heard that mango Mussolini has a robot dog patrolling marma-lardo
teknojo
For some fun murder cycles, read Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel)
PineappleLoopsBroether
I’ve been saying it for a decade, Boston dynamics needs to be fucking stopped
mmmerf1
Or put in charge
BobaFettApproves
HippoTel
I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don't know, a little under 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.
Sensiblyinteresting
One of my top favorite series, I really hope apple doesn't ruin the show like they did with Dark Matter
teknojo
What a wonderful short sci-fi!
Mithi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murderbot_Diaries
and i just found out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderbot_(TV_series)
IDontKnowWhatToDoAnymoreAndImTired
It's a quote from "All Systems Red," the first book of the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.
Mithi
Did you read the following books? Do they hold up to the first one?
LordOfTheFleas
Yes. And yes.
Mithi
I'll have to add them to my pile of shame. There were some hearty laughs in the first one.