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Gray_Area:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on April 11, 2013, 08:34:28 am --- Radio controlled drones are already killing people in the middle east...
 A robot army, is a very scary, and very real possibility.



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Not if, like in Kiln People, wars are fought in designated areas by them against them. Of course, why bother when the virtual is much more interesting, enticing, and far cheaper. We aren't *that* far yet from those who were born pre-computer times, alas.

Le Chuck:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on April 11, 2013, 08:01:10 am ---It wouldn't make sense for that either.  Even disabled people have a sense of balance and if they are controlling the suit/whatever the 90% of the computing power and ect dedicated towards keeping the thing from falling over isn't needed. 

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For a quad?  Some can't even lift their heads, I doubt their innate sense of balance does much for them if they have no motor control from the neck down.  I agree about the far out timeline on an assisted movement suit.  Either way I'm glad this type of research is going on and find it fascinating.

MD Draco:
This is one of the many things to have come out of robotics for people thus far:



Can't be that far behind for legs, and only so long until we can map how the human brain balances / compensates / produces balanced movement and replicate it; we're learning new things every day, and at a tremendous rate! At the moment; I wouldn't say this is so much about making a fully capable robot, more for the experiment of it, and a deeper understanding about how to do it to create other things; there are already prototypes for people friendly exo-skeletons (e.g. ) and it's only so long until the end product can remove the human altogether! (think a bomb disposal robot that you can "link into" through a nerual link, and it'll take all the risk for you, as the perfect example of when the best product for the job is a person shaped robot) Doesn't necessarily have to be "people" shaped, but it works well enough for us, so why not adapt it for robotic purposes :) ... How long until we have a real Robocop? Guesses? I'd wager it's on the cards for the future.

Gray_Area:

--- Quote from: MD Draco on April 12, 2013, 03:46:07 am ---This is one of the many things to have come out of robotics for people thus far:



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That is freaking sad. They have light-weight material that detects and maps the motion of the surface it's stretched over. That's one element. Anyways, like I said, neural interface is the first issue. Then there's power source. Ultimately, tissue and limb regeneration/fabrication is the ticket.

Le Chuck:

--- Quote from: Gray_Area on April 15, 2013, 03:23:10 pm ---
--- Quote from: MD Draco on April 12, 2013, 03:46:07 am ---This is one of the many things to have come out of robotics for people thus far:



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That is freaking sad. They have light-weight material that detects and maps the motion of the surface it's stretched over. That's one element. Anyways, like I said, neural interface is the first issue. Then there's power source. Ultimately, tissue and limb regeneration/fabrication is the ticket.

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You meant rad not sad right?  That is a wonderful piece of kit. 

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