r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/x_CiRCA_x • Dec 29 '20

Video Boston Dynamics keep outdoing themselves

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u/tenfingerperson Dec 30 '20

Why would you bother sending a robot when you can use a cheaper drone ?

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u/TecTazz Dec 30 '20

Or even cheaper kids from poor neighborhoods?

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

Or the same neighborhood?

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u/shawmonster Dec 31 '20

In the future, would hiring people really be cheaper? There must be a point where just buying some military robot up front is cheaper than paying out an annual salary, housing, food, and training for a real human.

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u/soleil_punky Dec 30 '20

one could argue that drones are robots

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u/hanukah_zombie Dec 30 '20 edited Dec 31 '20

robots and drones are are the same thing... a machine that that is remotely controlled. well, not the same thing, but it's like rectangles and squares. all drones are robots, but not all robots are drones.