tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post1395188202272268136..comments2023-11-03T09:29:33.763-04:00Comments on good evening: COULTON SAYS THIS IS A ROBOThodg-manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095136165935728617noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-77796314563691977622008-03-28T11:39:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:39:00.000-04:00youhave to see this parady of it verry funny http:...youhave to see this parady of it verry funny <BR/>http://gizmodo.com/372272/video-of-bigdog-beta-quadruped-robot-is-so-stupid-its-hilariousSeanWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531996687776273270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-87764979403731995712008-03-24T11:48:00.000-04:002008-03-24T11:48:00.000-04:00I don't think it bodes well for my future in this ...I don't think it bodes well for my future in this brave new world that I got really worried for the thing's safety. I even let out an "Awwww! Don't hurt yourself, little expensive thing!"Serenaded Hourlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15403549595556924829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-29575663987616924052008-03-23T21:17:00.000-04:002008-03-23T21:17:00.000-04:00I understand the point of the slow motion, but ove...I understand the point of the slow motion, but overall it seems rather cruel.Bridget Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729980008876962813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-35200388973578972952008-03-23T21:11:00.000-04:002008-03-23T21:11:00.000-04:00I think we have a replacement for horse mounted ca...I think we have a replacement for horse mounted cavalry.<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, a mechanical replacement for pack animals can be a huge deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-64134409539385137342008-03-23T19:30:00.000-04:002008-03-23T19:30:00.000-04:00Perhaps Coulton would be interested in making frie...Perhaps Coulton would be interested in making friends with one of these robots instead? http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/23/robot-drummer-goes-solo-plays-solos/<BR/><BR/>Perhaps not. Perhaps he is afraid of robots that do things in a manner similar to that of humans. Perhaps he is unaware of his own mechanical origins. Who really knows, however?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176697477181073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-60455917579287604782008-03-23T11:09:00.000-04:002008-03-23T11:09:00.000-04:00I shoved one of those Mummenschanz guys in 1983.Th...I shoved one of those Mummenschanz guys in 1983.<BR/><BR/>They don't get back up.DeleteMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745497092490330425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-10645562938918896672008-03-22T18:51:00.000-04:002008-03-22T18:51:00.000-04:00I picture scores of these, arriving by parachute a...I picture scores of these, arriving by parachute and loudly traversing foreign lands to the collective bewilderment of local inhabitants. When each arrives at its designated coordinates, it sits still - perhaps for years, perhaps for thousands. <BR/><BR/>There would be no more wars.1970s Abraham Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252992063572498718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-83381684468742360012008-03-22T18:09:00.000-04:002008-03-22T18:09:00.000-04:00I think they used too many monkeys.I think they used too many monkeys.Lhyzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284527304359354892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-52449152793812488312008-03-22T18:01:00.000-04:002008-03-22T18:01:00.000-04:00I echo Tim's sentiments. Do you think the scienti...I echo Tim's sentiments. Do you think the scientists would be amenable to arranging a mechanical reproduction of the "Bambi and Thumper on the ice" sequence?Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650336668287562112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-88675096005064112152008-03-22T17:52:00.000-04:002008-03-22T17:52:00.000-04:00Ahhhhh - Mummenschanz...At least you wouldn't have...Ahhhhh - Mummenschanz...<BR/><BR/>At least you wouldn't have to use the leaves to wipe.<BR/><BR/>^_^Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141187361109874523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-1215226597410874332008-03-22T15:41:00.000-04:002008-03-22T15:41:00.000-04:00As thoroughly awesome as that is, the part where i...As thoroughly awesome as that is, the part where it slipped on the ice was a little too animal-equivalent-of-the-uncanny-valley for me. It was like watching some sort of floundering, headless pony-monster (without even any monkeys).Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784090410005616088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-80903748497469424562008-03-22T13:33:00.000-04:002008-03-22T13:33:00.000-04:00It's very prancy for a robot.It's very prancy for a robot.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645948045234804487noreply@blogger.com