Holy Fuckin Robots...

[Engineer]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ErEBkj_3PY]Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate - YouTube[/ame]

 

[JarredLv]

It really fucking sucks that the first thing I think to myself when I see something amazing like this is "how is the government going to use this against me."

 

[nickCR]

That is the future of warfare right there..

 

[GerardWon]

That is the future of warfare right there..

^^ This and and outer space.

 

[lukep]

There are a TON of videos of these things running all kinds of obstical courses on YT.

 

[lukep]

Now that I watch the whole film, the part at 11:20 really freaks me out.

This. Changes. Everything.

I think it's safe to say we won't need human construction crews anymore.

Goodbye jobs.

 

[jenzkc]

It really fucking sucks that the first thing I think to myself when I see something amazing like this is "how is the government going to use this against me."

That's what I thought of when I was looking at this tonight.

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[nickCR]

So many applications. Cheap to replace and if you had enough they could work 24/7 for only the initial cost of each unit and whatever power source they need until they find an infinite source that small.

 

[Engineer]

That's what I thought of when I was looking at this tonight.

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That is some sick shit right there.

In terms of these robots taking over construction, I think thats still a ways away but checking buildings, radiological hazards, surveying, etc. is entirely possible especially if these robots work in "teams" covering a huge amount of ground.