Robots catching and dribbling balls at speeds unreal for us, puny humans. One more sign that the robot apocalypse is near and that the singularity is approaching.
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First I watch a video that claims that human population will begin to decrease in thirty years, then I see the prototype for the cause of that decrease.
M'eh - notice how the robot can't compensate for the fact that the ball went about 3 inches out of range on one bounce? I'm not so impressed that a machine can bat around a ball very quickly in an 8-inch square, confined, controlled area in a lab. I'll be impressed when a robot can do that on a basketball court with 6 sweaty guys tossing that ball around all over the place at random intervals...
Extremely impractical, but hey, just imagine what those evil mud-hut-living bastards who have apparently been declared our enemies would think to be seeing giant robots playing high-speed volleyball in their back yards!
The dribbling was pretty impressive but the catching? Not exactly super-human, I opened the fridge just this morning and a bottle fell from a lower shelf which I just saw out of the corner of my eye but I grabbed it before it could fall with no problems (and this is something any developed Humans with some degree of physical ability can do). That's trickier than grabbing a foam block that's thrown in the air if you ask me.
I love how the first dribbler gets hit in the chin, waggles his hand around a bit like a T Rex with stubby arms, and then just puts them up in exasperation saying "Noooooooo!"
*engineering *timeshift
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...Everything always gets used for porn...
Sarah Conner is doomed indeed!
Such rapid, dexterous hand movement... It's going to get used for Porn.
...Everything always gets used for porn...
"Warning: Using the WankBot 2000 without the recommended amount of industrial lubricant may cause a slight burning sensation at your genitalia."
At 1:44 I can just hear the robotic voice: "Now pick it up, hu-man."
Soon?
Sarah Connor Chronicles finale: beaten to death with small yellow ball.
It's just math. Some twos added to some ones and you can build this yourself out of doorhandles and fishing line.
Let's see it, McGuyver!