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Why are people so impressed at Boston Dynamics robots completing obstacle courses that human children could easily complete?
by ambicapter 4y ago
Why are people so impressed at Boston Dynamics robots completing obstacle courses that human children could easily complete?
- rendaw 4y agoWhile it's true that Boston Dynamics robots can barely walk, they can't write coherent and innovative stories, solve abstract problems, or other related tasks at all yet.
- ben_w 4y agoHardware is hard. Making an AI that learns to control a purely virtual body appears to be a fairly standard project. 1) https://youtu.be/XrOTgZ14fJg https://youtu.be/XrOTgZ14fJg 2) https://youtu.be/882O_7hsAms https://youtu.be/882O_7hsAms 3) https://youtu.be/1kV-rZZw50Q https://youtu.be/1kV-rZZw50Q 4) https://youtu.be/gn4nRCC9TwQ https://youtu.be/gn4nRCC9TwQ
- ambicapter 4y agoA virtual body in a virtual world. I would say "real world is hard" is the more likely conclusion than "hardware is hard".
- dahart 4y agoYou should try building one! I wonder why isn’t everyone impressed what Boston Dynamics has done? As soon as we make a robot that’s as good as a human child in every way, then I’m going to start worrying seriously about Skynet.