Boston Dynamics' Robo-Dogs Pulling a Sleigh Is a Terrifying Glimpse of Christmas Future
If you thought waking up on Christmas morning to above-average temperatures and no snow on the ground was scary, Boston Dynamics gives us a far more terrifying glimpse into a dystopian future where Santa’s reindeer have been replaced with (highly kickable) trotting robotic dogs.
In this (what’s the opposite of heartwarming?) holiday video we see three of Boston Dynamic’s Spot bots, the younger sibling to the company’s BigDog, pulling a sleigh. If there’s one silver lining, it’s that Santa hasn’t been replaced by ATLAS—yet! Did Futurama teach us nothing?
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sfmountainbikerAndrew Liszewski12/22/15 6:25pmYour mistletoe is no match for my T.O.W. missile!
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Pessimippopotamussfmountainbiker12/22/15 6:29pm
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General DisarrayAndrew Liszewski12/22/15 6:42pma hundred years from now people will be really pissed at us. they’ll look at our sci-fi movies and say, “these fuckers totally knew where this was headed and did nothing to stop it.”Reply
QuadPoleGeneral Disarray12/22/15 6:45pmThat is why Elon Musk is building rockets to escape this planet.Reply
ArkenAndrew Liszewski12/22/15 7:10pmHe knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows when you’ve been bad or good and he’s grateful for CISA passing in the new budget...Reply
RaskosArken12/22/15 7:38pmHe knows.Reply
DeadpoolVariantAndrew Liszewski12/22/15 6:33pmRobots haven’t taken over yet. For now, enjoy regular Santa
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Harmon20Andrew Liszewski12/22/15 6:28pmNotice how the video cut out right before the pulling Dog ran right up the ass end of the one in front of it? No doubt there was a huge dog fight that led to several robots being destroyed and Santa’s little helper there losing a limb.Reply- RaskosHarmon2012/22/15 7:41pmThat isn’t Santa’s little helper. That’s Santa. It was hoped that, in all of the fuss about the switch to automated reindeer, the sex change thing would go unnoticed.Reply
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