Iirc, the newer dogs are already water, emp, and small arms resistant.
Sure. But from what I’ve heard, they have something on the order of a 10-30 minute battery life in anything but “stand their and do surveillance” mode. From a pure calorie perspective, animatronics are still painfully inefficient compared to - say - a human with a belly full of oatmeal on a bicycle.
Even beyond that, a lot of the Elon Musk brand of robots are primarily human-operated. They need to carry around high end receivers to get far from their home base and they require a talented technician to keep them pointed in the right direction.
There’s a reason you don’t see many of these devices in the field, particularly unattended. Given the high end components that are involved in their construction, anyone with an eye for salvage will just see a walking pile of dollar signs.
Military is already giving the dogs guns and AI sight to solve that problem for you. No need to worry about some random guy shooting you. A robot drone dog will do it now if you move too suspiciously
I remember Eric Adams introducing big mobile robot police thingies in the subway. They got defaced so regularly that cops had to start guarding the device. I believe the program was discontinued, because I didn’t see any of them on my most recent visit.
Lol im not comfortable sharing my location online. But i have seen them patrolling with my own eyes. They only really do it downtown in the “problem” (ie, disadvantaged) neighborhoods
Sure. But from what I’ve heard, they have something on the order of a 10-30 minute battery life in anything but “stand their and do surveillance” mode. From a pure calorie perspective, animatronics are still painfully inefficient compared to - say - a human with a belly full of oatmeal on a bicycle.
Even beyond that, a lot of the Elon Musk brand of robots are primarily human-operated. They need to carry around high end receivers to get far from their home base and they require a talented technician to keep them pointed in the right direction.
There’s a reason you don’t see many of these devices in the field, particularly unattended. Given the high end components that are involved in their construction, anyone with an eye for salvage will just see a walking pile of dollar signs.
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
I mean, I continue to be far more worried about the human with the gun, as they’ve done a great job of terrorizing the country on their own.
Military is already giving the dogs guns and AI sight to solve that problem for you. No need to worry about some random guy shooting you. A robot drone dog will do it now if you move too suspiciously
When see one outside of a Boston Dynamics sponsored museum exhibit, six feet away from it’s base station, I’ll be more worried
The police in my town use them for basic patrols. No need to be sponsored when they have gov contracts. Your taxes sponsor them
Which town is this?
I remember Eric Adams introducing big mobile robot police thingies in the subway. They got defaced so regularly that cops had to start guarding the device. I believe the program was discontinued, because I didn’t see any of them on my most recent visit.
Lol im not comfortable sharing my location online. But i have seen them patrolling with my own eyes. They only really do it downtown in the “problem” (ie, disadvantaged) neighborhoods
Shrug
I’ve been all over downtown in Houston, NYC, and San Francisco. Never seen one in the wild before.
But maybe you’re in a curious neck of the woods.