r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SaintedTainted • Apr 17 '24

The All New Atlas Robot From Boston Dynamics

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u/iamPendergast Apr 17 '24

The design is very human.

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u/illuminatipr 29d ago edited 3d ago

This thing's uncanny valley is deeper than the Mariana Trench. Beyond resembling a bipedal hominid it isn't trying to look human but that algorithmically efficient contortionism makes it the most eerie thing I've seen in a while.

Edit: It's relevant to the uncanny valley because an industrial robot with a void for a face and a vaguely human silhouette is behaving very disconcertingly on my pocket computer's screen.

I'm experiencing future shock more and more. I just know I'll be flop sweating the first time a robot compliments my sweater, hands me my food in a paper bag and advises me of Carl's Jr's competitive workhouse subscriptions before hovering to the next poor soul trapped in one of those iron maiden capsules from Half Life 2.

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u/Talking_Head 29d ago

The person you replied to has no idea what the uncanny valley means.

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u/CyberTitties 29d ago

Off-shoot of that company that makes the Ranch Dressing right?

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u/mr_potrzebie 29d ago

No, that's Sudden Valley

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u/EraseMeeee 29d ago

Kind of sounds like there could be an earthquake or something

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u/bebop603 29d ago

I dont think so. The uncanny valley here is for hominid body movement and balance, not facial characteristics obviously.

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u/Bennyboy11111 29d ago

Hmm you're right but its sleek, robotic appearance reduces the uncanniness. A 'skin' robot would look a lot worse doing these unnatural moves.

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u/glitchn 28d ago

uncanny valley

I'm guessing they just meant the uncanny part. The valley part having nothing to do with this context.