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> I'm surprised the US allowed this, Boston Dynamics seems like the sort of company they would keep close to home. South Korea is a treaty ally with the US. Th
by gkanai 6y ago
> I'm surprised the US allowed this, Boston Dynamics seems like the sort of company they would keep close to home.
South Korea is a treaty ally with the US. The US has thousands of soldiers at bases in S. Korea. S. Korea is not a country the US has to worry about afaik.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_(United_States%E2%80%93South_Korea) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_(United_...
- elefanten 6y agoCounterpoint: Hyundai is not government-run and it seems to be comfortable doing business with China. [0] Wonder if China's gonna require any IP transfer? [0] https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/04/21/hgzn-and-hyundai-robotics-to-build-smart-factory-to-manufacture-robots-in-china/31852/ https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/04/21/hgzn-and-hy...
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago>Wonder if China's gonna require any IP transfer? That'll go over like a lead balloon in Korea even more than the west.
- elefanten 6y agoHopefully. Not informed on how well that trick works on neighbors compared to the more distant suckers.
- seanmcdirmid 6y agoChina’s neighbors are generally more wary of it than other countries further way due to a less than peaceful history.
- renewiltord 6y agoNeighbours are usually more wary of each other than they are of far away people. It's precisely because their interests conflict so much. Part of America's reason for success is her relative isolation.
- Daho0n 6y agoNot trying to be rude but that is a very naive view on geopolitics. Look no further than NSA and who they spy on to see who to worry about (IE. everyone worry about everyone, like NSA spying on EU etc.).