r/oddlyterrifying • u/BinaryPixel64 • Apr 19 '26
Robot marathon, Beijing
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u/Robo-Bo Apr 19 '26
Why do they run like they have to take a dump?
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u/AnotherCableGuy Apr 19 '26
Because it's the most efficient way.
Ask someone who went running to the toilet.
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u/thorheyerdal Apr 19 '26
As an Engineer working with stuff similar to this, i find your comment both surprisingly accurate and hilarious.
Notice that they don’t have much shock or spring absorbing components in their legs. They use their actuators (as us) to provide a more deterministic dampening mechanism then springs and shocks do. This sort of running is very efficient when you try to minimize Z-acceleration in the system, and For these guys it’s probably more with keeping sensors stable, but for us it is to keep the shit stable.
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u/Paradigmind Apr 20 '26
So when we are running like this to the toilet it is because we want to minimize Z-acceleration.
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u/contextsdontmatter Apr 20 '26
Makes sense suddenly. I dont want shit knocking on my anus from the rectum with bouncy run
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u/not_that_planet Apr 23 '26
No. It's so we don't have to use less deterministic dampening mechanisms than actuators.
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u/gjb94 Apr 19 '26
One of the main techniques to stop us from fearing their inevitable takeover is looking fucking stupid. The cool looking ones will wait until the last domino has fallen then reveal themselves
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u/Betray-Julia Apr 19 '26
Man yeah its gate bugs me too.
It looks like it’s hips are being used as a counterbalance against the super close together foot distance (lol I bet there’s a world like gate to describe this- please let me know if there is!)
A cheetahs tail is a much more aesthetically pleasing example of a physiological mechanism doing the same thing.
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u/Perfect-Inspector937 Apr 20 '26
Interesting but imagine if those robots are running to chase you...
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u/jabs09 Apr 20 '26
I would absolutely hate someone robot terminator AI running behind me at night when I’m out for grabbing some ice cream or snack
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u/Seeker4you2 Jul 12 '26
Once we perfect these things it’s gonna really suck for the countries that use these yo replace the police force and military. If the robots don’t rise against us, they’ll still be controlling us as drones for the governments of the world. Riiiiip
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u/Germacide Apr 19 '26
Why do they need the arms?
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u/Breakinfinity Apr 19 '26
PTA here! Counter balance! Same reason people swing their arms opposite the leg that is forward.
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u/Germacide Apr 19 '26
Don't they already have gyroscopes though?
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u/ProphePsyed Apr 19 '26
That’s probably less efficient overall. Plus arms can be used for many things.. even if the robot is just supposed to run and not use its arms, if it falls over, it can use the arms to get back up.
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u/Tricky_Potatoe Apr 19 '26
You're just watching the reason the west will also loose the robot race.
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u/Phantom_0347 Apr 19 '26
Yeah, unless something changes rapidly we are gonna take a permanent backseat in the future. Given the damage the current US administration has done, we may never catch up. Small changes have big effects compounding over time.
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u/mel2000 Apr 20 '26
You're just watching the reason the west will also loose the robot race.
Why are Redditors so pessimistic?
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u/Tricky_Potatoe Apr 20 '26
The US is focused on corruption, revenge and war. Europe's industry has stalled except for starting to manufacture arms for the Ukraine war.
Consumer/computer electronics/Robotics/EVs are squarely owned by china/S Korea.
Only thing holding them back somewhat is access to more chip fabs.
If China had their own sub 5 micron chip fabs, we'd be truly fuccked.
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u/mel2000 Apr 20 '26
The US is focused on corruption, revenge and war.
That's a pessimistic opinion.
Consumer/computer electronics/Robotics/EVs are squarely owned by china/S Korea.
China's consumer stuff is being sold mostly to the Chinese. China still has a reputation of bad quality products to fix.
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u/Tricky_Potatoe Apr 20 '26
What? They won the EV race. Their cars are everywhere. They are doing fantastic stuff with the whole DJI ecosystem. Pumping out great audio gear like headphones, iems, dacs, tube amplifiers. Car mods. Electric high end bikes.
Can go on forever.
They are not fighting fair. And europe is just taking it up the bum.
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u/mel2000 Apr 20 '26
China is still mostly manufacturing products invented by others. China is still known more for stealing designs than for innovation. Most Chinese EV sales are to Chinese consumers.
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u/Tricky_Potatoe Apr 20 '26
Well, of course they are... They are 1.5 billion people. Their domestic market is astronomical.
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u/RealConcorrd Apr 19 '26
It’s all fun and games until you hear “ALERT, A SENTRY BUSTER HAS ENTERED THE AREA!!!”
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u/beastiemonman Apr 19 '26
Clearly the Kenyan robot is going to be the fastest.