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Old 03-18-2016, 02:40 AM   #1
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Google Sells Boston Dynamics

After a HUGE amount of viral marketing to "show off" their latest robotics, they've decided to dump the fucking thing:

Alphabet puts robot-maker Boston Dynamics up for sale - Bloomberg - Yahoo Finance

typical.... capitalistic bastards!
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Old 03-18-2016, 03:03 AM   #2
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...after military was not interested
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Old 03-18-2016, 04:00 AM   #3
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...after military was not interested
apparently someone thought that massive lawnmower sounds wasn't so military applicable

shocking
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Old 03-18-2016, 04:09 AM   #4
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apparently someone thought that massive lawnmower sounds wasn't so military applicable

shocking
but here is the new version with low cost bio engine:

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but here is the new version with low cost bio engine:

probably more useful
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Old 03-18-2016, 05:48 AM   #6
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This is surprising. Boston dynamics was supposed to make the terminators for skynet errr Google
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Old 03-18-2016, 05:57 AM   #7
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This is surprising. Boston dynamics was supposed to make the terminators for skynet errr Google
the robots are those 'dogs' in question.. some sort of use for pack-horses for teams etc... however the military rejected due to noise
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Old 03-18-2016, 06:00 AM   #8
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Boston Dynamics is being sold not closed as a filed enterprise.

I read that some of its creations cast an ''evil'' shadow over Google's sterling (cough, cough) reputation.

The dream of armies of Terminators lives on

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