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Are these incredibly expensive or have a regulatory hurdle or something? I feel like we've been seeing increasingly sophisticated demos like this for over a de
by only_as_i_fall 5y ago
Are these incredibly expensive or have a regulatory hurdle or something?
I feel like we've been seeing increasingly sophisticated demos like this for over a decade now and yet nothing has really made it to market that I can tell.
Maybe there just literally aren't many good use cases for the types of robots made by Boston dynamics?
- the-pigeon 5y agoNo. But it's just a demo. In perfect conditions if you run it 100 times this is the result. In the real world they have no application as they fail pretty much always in real conditions. But this is research, pushing things in controlled conditions help you learn what you can do in less controlled conditions. Though sometimes it's just a deadend. The exact same thing is true of YouTuber stunt videos. Any very impressive stunt was failed hundreds of times but they show you the footage where they pulled it off. The thing to remember is that media is largely fake or deceiving, presenting the very best and not the reality.
- machiaweliczny 5y agoAlso battery tech needs to improve for practical usage
- jpindar 5y agoI believe the four legged Spot robots are for sale, but I haven't heard of anyone actually buying them. They do have support pages and user manuals online. https://support.bostondynamics.com/s/ https://support.bostondynamics.com/s/
- noelsusman 5y agoThey're currently selling the dog robot for $75k. You can see what their current customers are doing here: https://www.bostondynamics.com/resources/case-studies https://www.bostondynamics.com/resources/case-studies