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"NASA unveils 6-foot 'superhero robot' Valkyrie"

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57615190-1/nasa-unveils-6-foot-superhero-robot-valkyrie/?ttag=fbwp

 

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Developed at the Johnson Space Center, Valkyrie is a 6.2-foot, 275-pound hulk designed to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC).

 

It will go toe to toe with the Terminator-like Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics in what's shaping up to be an amazing modern-day duel.

 

Wow, I'm very impressed. As seen in the video above, the Valkyrie can slowly, but accurately, step onto a step and turn a wheel. It's amazing how far robotics has gotten in the past few years, and in a few years we could EASILY have robots that can act almost (or fully) human-like, which is both very cool and very scary. Then of course farther down the line I'm sure these robots will become autonomous...which is...well...good or bad, depending on who is using them.

 

Thoughts on the Valkyrie?

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Looks like a power ranger GO GO POWER RANGERS!

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Looks like a power ranger GO GO POWER RANGERS!

 

US military opens up a new branch of the infantry, THE MIGHTY MORPHING POWER RANGERS. IT'S GONNA HAPPEN EVERYBODY.

 

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Everyday we get closer to skynet first drones now super powered robots....

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I hate that name...

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This looks a bit Iron man inspired.

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singularity is coming.

no but in all seriousness this feat is seriously hard.. it might be hard to realize that, but do realize we have hundreds of bones, even more muscles, neurons, and a brain to make us move.

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Thats not a knife... this is a knife:

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ill wait for one that can shoot lasers :D

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This guy needs to learn where a chest is I think.... And he's trusted with building robots.... At least he seems to know about freedom pelvis' though, maybe he should stick to that

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