Robots playing soccer
An evening pause: This is a clip from a robot competition in 2019 of what are called “kidsized” robots. Short but entertaining, especially because it demonstrates the relative stupidity and slow incompetence of state-of-the-art robots. Future versions might someday get to the level of Terminator, but these robots show that we are fortunately nowhere that close today.
Hat tip Roland.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
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Reminds me of the new Olympic sport, Japanese binocular football (soccer). They wear the binoculars backwards…
https://youtu.be/-rRK7vlBG8A?t=17
Artificial Stupidity
That’s cute, but but I think boston dynamics could destroy them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhND7Mvp3f4
I think this company competes with them. Parody warning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3RIHnK0_NE
This is more impressive and autonomous
https://youtu.be/ZcQzM7CNLfA