Three BostonDynamics creations straight out of a sci-fi thriller

14 May 2018

Jacques-Pierre (Jp) Dumas

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BostonDynamics recently uploaded some more videos of their robotic creations, and all I can say is scary.

There is something about these real robots that just feels uncanny.

On top of that, they seem to be getting smarter and smarter.

I really do hope that they are being kinder to these robots than they used to be.

If you ask me this all seems to be a robot uprising in the making, I know I’ll be on team cyborg when that time comes.

You can watch the videos here:

The spot can now find its own way around the office.

Atlas just going for his daily jog.

Perhaps one of the scariest creations I have ever seen.

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