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[–] 148 points 5 months ago (1 child)

The guy missed the opportunity to moonwalk while dragging the robot out

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  • [–] 76 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    The long pause where its just laying there with the lights still going and whatnot just sends me for some reason.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago*

    Everybody's waiting, holding their breaths, whispering to each other...

    Meanwhile, backstage, CHAOS!

    "What we do?"

    "Get him up! Get him UP!"

    "I'm trying, there's no connection!"

    "What does that mean?"

    "He's dead."

    "Dead, dead?"

    "Dead, Dead, DEAD."

    "Now what!"

    "Somebody has to get him off stage."

    "How?"

    "How do you think? Drag him."

    "Who?"

    "Him!"

    "NO! Who drags him off stage?"

    "Well, this is your circus, I guess that means it's YOU."

    "But it will be humiliating."

    "Sure will. You want music?"

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  • [+] 73 points 5 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 62 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    If it was me falling over the steps in a dance performance, I'd stay down after the second time too.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Sometimes you just have to let gravity win

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Gravity indeed.

    Comedian Fred Berry, the guy who played Rerun from "What's Happening", came with headliner Pauly Shore at a stand-up show in my hometown back in like 2000. Famous for his high voice, high energy, and red beret - he accidentally walked right off the frontend of the stage mid-set. He was portly, so it wasn't graceful. He continues the rest of his set in the pit until he introduces Pauly on stage -- to which Pauly books it top speed and jumps in after him.
    MC: Would you 2 fools get outta there!
    Pauly: No. We like down here!
    Rerun: We've accepted our fate. It's closer to hell down here.
    Pauly: Trust me, I'd be easier if you just bring everyone into the pit.

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  • [–] 60 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I dunno about Michael Jackson, but he's perfected the drunk uncle at a wedding.

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  • [–] 162 points 5 months ago (37 children)

    That's still pretty impressive, especially the first recovery.

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  • [–] 50 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    That was my thought. Like actually very close to making it through the recovery

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  • [–] 46 points 5 months ago (13 children)

    So many people are talking and so focused on AI that everyone's been missing the robotics.

    My husband has been showing me videos every week of robots from Japan, China, etc. Robotics has advanced insanely fast last few years.

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  • [–] 23 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    Meh. Hard to feel excited about it. Humanoid robotics absolutely will not be beneficial for humanity in the current socioeconomic system. Best case is it spies on us and subverts democracy, worst case is it skullfucks people in impoverished nations to steal their land and resources.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    Ultimately, no it won't be beneficial but late stage capitalism is going to fuck us one way or the other with or without robotics.

    Its still coming and where its at now is undeniably impressive.

    The most beneficial uses on a more micro level however which I agree with are jobs that are dangerous to humans. I mean we have used robots for space and deep sea exploration forever (super neat drive).

    Warehouse jobs are also dangerous due to risks of acute and chronic injuries. Humanoid robots are 100% going to make it there. In an ideal world our future would be Star Trek but to your point it will be more like Alien universe.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Are humanoid robots really the best choice? Seems like robot forklifts (exist), robot pallet jacks (exist), and some kind of box grabber arm would be more efficient. I've always thought that humanoid robots were being worked on just for thr challenge and the fun/spectacle factor (and I guess investor hype in the case of Musk).

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Humanoid robots are great at operating in existing environments that were built for humans. Like, your house or an office or our streets.

    Purpose built robots are almost always better at specific tasks, but if you want to drop in a robot in an existing environment or have it interact with existing products and equipment, humanoid is the way to go.

    Amazon for example has TONS of purpose built robots that are not humanoid, but their entire warehouse system was designed from the ground up for them.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    I'm more worried about the global backslide into authoritarianism than capitalism.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    I'm more worried about the crater than the asteroid

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    That implies that only capitalism leads to a global backslide into authoritarianism which is historically very inaccurate. The rise of capitalism took power away from the crowns and the nobility like no other system ever has.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    Sees an asteroid hurtling toward earth

    don't worry about that, the real problem is craters, which is caused by unicorns

    Asteroid getting closer

    Fucking unicorns creating disinfo about the cause of craters. Asteroids are indifferent and couldn't be responsible for catastrophe, proving craters are caused by unicorns

    Society becomes divided into two camps, an asteroid cult and people trying to stop the asteroid

    the asteroid cult are a bunch of loons but the anti asteroid people are falling for unicorn propaganda, therefore are themselves morally equivalent to malicious unicorns

    Asteroid hits earth, leaving a giant crater

    Fucking anti asteroiders and their shitty craters.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Yeah that's insanely impressive.

    Sure it doesn't exactly know where its feet are, but... like how many people do you know that could do 5 or 10 seconds of that?

    Also the leg flailing was extremely rapid and thus comical.

    8/10.

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  • [+] -23 points 5 months ago (15 children)

    You need to understand... regaining stability on a PERFECTLY FLAT AND PREDICTABLE surface is not new nor novel for robotics.

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  • [–] 43 points 5 months ago (12 children)

    Oh gosh, you're absolutely right. That was in no way impressive at all, and I should never have brought it up. Can you ever forgive me?

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  • [+] -25 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    Your sarcasm only proves how absolutely pathetic you and everyone else's understanding of robotics is.

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Sounds like something a robot would say 🤔

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  • [+] -18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    Considering I'm shitting on the robots, that only further proves my point that ya'll are brainless morons merely voting down that which you do not understand. Sad.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Given the complexity of the performance, and a clear miscalculation, which it was initially able to recover from, would say you're not giving it enough credit.

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  • [+] -6 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    No. It only recovered when it stumbled back into a flat area. That OBVIOUSLY demonstrates that it's too stupid to deal with dynamic terrain.

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  • [–] 42 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The robot was once again defeated by its arch nemesis STAIRS

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  • [–] 31 points 5 months ago

    Robby are you ok, are you ok Robby!?

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  • [–] 56 points 5 months ago

    At first I was like "Oh shit, it didn't completely eat shit on the stairs" and then it ended up completely eating shit the second time it got near the stairs. 🤣

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  • [–] 27 points 5 months ago

    It did better than I woulda.

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  • [–] 27 points 5 months ago

    the comedic timing is simply impeccable

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    How long until Elon teaches his to teabag?

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  • [–] 54 points 5 months ago

    You laugh now, but you'll remember these days fondly when the robot simply fell down instead of getting up and moonwalking while spraying bullets

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  • [–] 26 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    Why did they let it dance so close to the steps? Was it supposed to walk up?

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Nah, the routine was not supposed to veer in that direction. Everyone lauding this as a win do not understand how simple these robots are.

    This was supposed to be nothing but a vapid PR event that sold an image that is still not possible by consumer-grade robotics.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    That's a simplistic and reductive look at what's happening here. The speed with which they're improving is insane. How long before they can build themselves? The speed of improvement would assume only a few years. You're mocking it for failing a dance done by one of the best dancers in human history. It's like saying that AI can't compete with usain Bolt, Tom Hanks, Nolan Ryan, Tom Brady, George Patton, Leonardo devinci, etc. yeah it can't beat the best of the best yet, but it's not that far off.

    That dancing robot is better than most people, even taking the fail. Robots beat runners on a recent marathon.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    How long before they can build themselves?

    Centuries.

    We have had robots in factories since the 70's putting one tiny part each on a large assembly. Getting a humanoid robot to build itself is a gargantuan task. Tasking one of these to do any kind of intricate assembly right now would see it freak out and smash everything in the room.

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I’m imagining most robots like this will be goose-stepping instead of dancing, so the inability to dance is probably not a big deal.

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    This is perfect drunk dancing strategy. If some stairs sneak up on you while you're getting in your groove, retreat to safe ground and recover dignity, before taking on the stairs directly for the final victory. Magnificent.

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago

    Oh no, STAAAAAAAAAAAIRS -- Claptrap

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Robo-bro died of embarrassment

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago

    Poor thing was staired to death.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago

    "You know, I was Dancing Robot Michael Jackson once."

    "Yes, I saw. You were doing well until you flopped around and died."

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

    I know i dont know shit about robotics but really the absolute first thing they need to do is have a robot that can stand up after falling down. It's how humans learn to walk and it's really a prequisite to walking in general. You just shouldn't walk if you can't get up, that's why babies crawl until they learn to stand up from the floor.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Almost assuredly it can, I think it broke or went into a failsafe or something.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Sure but it didn't so assuredly it can't. Once the video of it getting up after falling up stairs then it will be assuredly it can! So we wait for the evidence, and then we can be assuredly satisfied with your assertion:)

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    Takeaway: if you're chased by a killer robot pull out a banana peel

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    Honestly, there was a short time where I thought the prat fall might have been an intentional bit… then it just lay there and eventually the guy shows up to drag it off stage lol.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Ended up in the peter griffin fall pose.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    That was still impressive, I can't do it better.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    I cannot wait for my boss to try to replace me with one of these.

    /s

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    You know Michel Jackson was good when even the Chinese can't make a knock-off of him.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    I'm reporting this because I'm in this video and I don't like it 🤣

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Don't let it near the kids

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    where is the blanket of shame they used in a similar situation in Russia

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    The comedic timing on the song is fantastic lol

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    America doesn't stand a chance against China... In terms of break dancing robits

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Dances like my cousin after drinking tequila

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