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mattyb
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Mar 24, 2009, 05:05 AM
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czB...layer_embedded

Amazing, the way it deals with being pushed and walking on ice is incredible.
     
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Mar 24, 2009, 05:22 AM
 
Yeah, that's cool but old.

Humanoids are coming along nicely:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpO57NltoAI

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
     
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Mar 24, 2009, 06:49 AM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
Yeah, that's cool but old.

Humanoids are coming along nicely:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpO57NltoAI
Its a rich mans sex toy. Well potential sex toy. Quite scary actually.
     
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Mar 24, 2009, 11:07 AM
 
Amazing the way that robot got through the obstacles! I was expecting to see the robot going down and upstairs, they missed that.
     
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Mar 24, 2009, 11:16 AM
 
Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
Its a rich mans sex toy. Well potential sex toy. Quite scary actually.
First thing I thought of was doofy.
     
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Mar 24, 2009, 11:39 AM
 
Originally Posted by brassplayersrock² View Post
First thing I thought of was doofy.
As a sex toy or as scary?
     
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Mar 24, 2009, 12:24 PM
 
Cylons.
     
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Mar 25, 2009, 02:38 AM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
Yeah, that's cool but old.

Humanoids are coming along nicely:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpO57NltoAI
They need to screw some smaller hands on it. Looks like a tranny bot with those beefy digits installed.
     
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Mar 25, 2009, 07:30 AM
 
Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
its a rich mans sex toy. Well potential sex toy. Quite scary actually.
Don't
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I'm a bird. I am the 1% (of pets).
     
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Mar 25, 2009, 08:10 AM
 
Originally Posted by Eriamjh View Post
Don't
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True that. It will only end in heartbreak.

Or a power supply interruption.
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Mar 25, 2009, 10:57 AM
 
Or endless making out with your Marilyn MonRobot.
are you lightfooted?
     
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Mar 25, 2009, 12:04 PM
 
Originally Posted by LegendaryPinkOx View Post
Or endless making out with your Marilyn MonRobot.
Or my Lucy Lu-bot!
I love you... Philip... J... Fry...

I'm a bird. I am the 1% (of pets).
     
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Mar 25, 2009, 02:19 PM
 
I'll never forget you Fry...

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Mar 26, 2009, 03:44 PM
 
Amazing.
- MacBook Air M2 16GB / 512GB
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- MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9Ghz 16GB / 512GB
- iMac i5 3.2Ghz 1TB
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