Because of course they are.

AI generated video here:

https://youtu.be/t1ckJdIp_NA

NGL - I kinda want to run around on an AI robot panther. Can we get 4 more, paint them different colors, and merge them into a giant robot? That would be sweet!

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    5 hours ago

    Wasn’t the ATV invented because it covered most off-road situations to get around quicker?

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    Is this necessary? Seriously, we are heading into a climate crises (or more accurately, already in one) and now we need to manufacture this shit?

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      Unless this thing runs on fossil fuels, I don’t think it’s really going to have a big impact on climate change.

      I guess there’s an argument that this is taking away engineering hours from projects that might have more practical uses in addressing climate change but I’d counter that sometimes engineers need a break from their usual work to avoid burning out from tedious incremental tasks and rigid processes. A bit of time and space for experimentation can be helpful, reinvigorating, and can lead to future discoveries and inventions if done right.

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    19 hours ago

    This is a concept for a hydrogen powered robot for 2050. There is no shot they’re developing this and even if they are it’s literally a quarter of a century from now. This is just marketing BS.

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    Bet it sucks to ride tbh. I cannot imagine that being more comfortable than a motorcycle of any kind. There has to be better ways for rough terrain than reinventing the wheel. Bet the investors love it though so I suppose mission accomplished.

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      Why not? Our legs are already better than any wheel could ever get. Why not apply this to robots given they can be good enough

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        Because ambulation and passenger transportation aren’t the same thing otherwise the wings on planes would flap like a birds. As a passenger you’re gong to be very aware of the movements and it’s going to feel like shit.

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          If airplane wings could flap they absolutely would. Our biological equivalent is objectively better than any mechanical tech we have right now. It’s really hard to beat millions of years of evolution.

          You can very easily smooth out passenger’s position same way a horse’s head feels comfortable on top of a horse.

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    I’m sorry but we already have horses. Things we don’t have which should be ridable are things like spiders, mice, sausages, millipedes, cats etc. Make one of those!

    edit: looks like it walks more like a cat than a horse. I guess we’re getting a cat.

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    So imagine far in the future scholars discussing, how heavy cavalry revolutionized XXI century warfare.

    TBH something really useful would look more like a “General Grievous mode” exoskeleton.

    Lightsabers would be good too.

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      I assume once equipped for warfare they’ll be packing like a 20mm cannon on the undercarriage, and crap out landmines.

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        14 hours ago

        Spitting out drones.

        A cannon is good, but a vibro-pike like the old days would do too, imagine a robotic lancer charge at some terrified Muslim idiots.

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      Monkey paw curls

      “…it is now the 12th year of the 2nd American Civil war. The 3rd Roboticized Cavalry of Free America rode yesterday onto Texan soil, assisting Mexican forces in deterring Trumpanic Raiders from the fledging Mexican territory. Casualties were moderate, but sustainable…”

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      I’m waiting for the laser sword as a standard option. It’s always a bad idea to buy the first model anyway, and you know it’s coming. I mean who in their right mind rides a robot horse without a light sabre?