Robots Fight Back: CGI Video So Real It's Disturbing

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The discussion centers on a CGI video featuring Boston Dynamics robots that appears disturbingly realistic, highlighting the ethical implications of depicting robot abuse. The video, shared by user @nsaspook, evokes strong emotional responses, drawing parallels to past media portrayals of machines retaliating against their mistreatment, such as in The Twilight Zone. Participants express discomfort with the idea of harming functional technology, emphasizing the moral responsibility of engineers in creating and testing machines responsibly.

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@nsaspook posted it in the YouTube Classics thread Friday.
Here's a behind the scenes on how they made it.
 
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Even though it was just a robot, I didn't enjoy watching them abuse it.
 
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Me neither. The Twilight Zone had an episode once where a guy would abuse his typewriter and other machines and they fought back to make his life miserable.
 
I think its hard to see people (trying to) break a perfectly working machine. Its just the same as when someone tries to blend a brand new high-end smart phone while its running some nifty app ... :cry:
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
Even though it was just a robot, I didn't enjoy watching them abuse it.

That's the job of an good engineer, make it and break it. Soap, lather, rinse and repeat. The guys at Boeing should have been kicking MCAS even harder.
 
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