qengho writes "Vstone's programmable and automonous humanoid robot Robovie-M can play soccer, throw a ball both over- and underhand, and even demonstrate shame (over a missed shot, presumably). Lots of QuickTime movies of the bot in action."
automonous humanoid robot Robovie-M can... even demonstrate shame
Is shame *really* what we want in a robot?
After all, there's no shame liking wetting oneself... it's bad enough when a child wets his/her pants or bed, but when a robot does it, the result could be short circuits or worse.
I remain convinced the robots are pretending to be ashamed of what they have done so that the other ones can slaughter every unwitting human in the stands.
- *BSD, it will be unexiting, but the best keeper the world has ever seen.
- Windows, it will be great, because games is the one area where Windows is better than everything else.
- MacOSX, it will look really good and get married to a Spice Girl. (I sure hope this does not mean David Beckham is dying.)
- Linux, you do not want to go near its fanatical followers.;-)
Re:OS?
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Correction, if it runs windows It would make an exciting Offensive player... but it would frequently take breaks on plays instead of working defense... and occationally it would randomly take itself out of the game if there was too much going on.
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and even demonstrate shame (over a missed shot, presumably)
No. It's because nobody has bothered to give it any pants.
Quiet you! Don't interruput poorly thought out/. anti-americanism, which is required in every single thread.
Can it do sarongs, stupid haircuts, and roasting?
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StuWho
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Also can it snort mucas from one nostril, tell the newspapers about its gambling problem, be photographed with hookers? How's its gang rape programming?
These questions must be answered before we can evaluate whether this is truly a robotic footballer.
-- "If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments." Earl Wilson
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t_allardyce
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Hell, I can simulate player personalities right here.
Commentator: "What's your strategy going into the second half?"
Robo-player: "Well, we just weren't scoring enough points was the problem. We're gonna try to play hard and score some more goals than we did in the first half."
Commentator: "All right."
I don't think the soccer-playing robot would have too much trouble doing a retarded dance in the end zone, so I think we're set.
The real challenge will be to teach robots to make terrible jokes and use the word "literally" improperly in every sentence so we can get rid of announcers.
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Jeremi
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The robots had the dexterity and balance of, at best, a 3 year old human
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
We need one. Or eleven.
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Sly+Mongoose
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The West Indies need some of these robots, providing they can be taught to play cricket. In fact, we would benefit from them even if they can't be taught to play cricket! As it stands, my dog would make a grand addition to the team, because he can catch the ball. OK, he can't bat worth shit, but neither can any of the current team members...
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The over hand throw video was telling, as it took the robot several separate motions to position itself and wobbled about as much as is possible without falling over upon throwing the ball. The ball was thrown with no accuracy.
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automonous humanoid robot Robovie-M can ... even demonstrate shame
... it's bad enough when a child wets his/her pants or bed, but when a robot does it, the result could be short circuits or worse.
Is shame *really* what we want in a robot?
After all, there's no shame liking wetting oneself
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-kgj
Yes, but does it rip off its shirt after a cup-winning goal shot? Everyone knows that the crowd likes it when the players hamm it up.
(ducks, runs for cover)
Please help metamoderate.
With looks like that, they're sure to intimidate anyone who stands in their way.
Bisexual.
I remain convinced the robots are pretending to be ashamed of what they have done so that the other ones can slaughter every unwitting human in the stands.
"Awww, look! He's sad because he... MY FLESH!!"
I bet their servers are expressing shame right now.
Assuming it runs...
;-)
- *BSD, it will be unexiting, but the best keeper the world has ever seen.
- Windows, it will be great, because games is the one area where Windows is better than everything else.
- MacOSX, it will look really good and get married to a Spice Girl. (I sure hope this does not mean David Beckham is dying.)
- Linux, you do not want to go near its fanatical followers.
and even demonstrate shame (over a missed shot, presumably)
No. It's because nobody has bothered to give it any pants.
Is there an overzealous parent robot in the crowd yelling obscenities at the coach and screaming "Daddy didn't raise a loser!"
Do they make a tanto that strong?
Quiet you! Don't interruput poorly thought out /. anti-americanism, which is required in every single thread.
These questions must be answered before we can evaluate whether this is truly a robotic footballer.
"If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments." Earl Wilson
Initialise:
-Take money
-Find ball
-Take money
-Move towards goal
-Take money
Game end:
-Return to changing rooms
-Overclock servos
-Refuse overclocking test
-Disqualified
-Take vacation
-Take money
-Have baby: name=[city|band|corporate product]
General:
-Take money
-Take knight-hood
Error Handling:
-Avoid tabloid photographers
-Avoid mid-season injuries
Additional: if (popularity > 10)
-Reality TV spin-off
-Reality TV spin-off
-Cameo
-Release single
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Hell, I can simulate player personalities right here.
Commentator: "What's your strategy going into the second half?"
Robo-player: "Well, we just weren't scoring enough points was the problem. We're gonna try to play hard and score some more goals than we did in the first half."
Commentator: "All right."
I don't think the soccer-playing robot would have too much trouble doing a retarded dance in the end zone, so I think we're set.
The real challenge will be to teach robots to make terrible jokes and use the word "literally" improperly in every sentence so we can get rid of announcers.
Can your three-year-old do this?
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
The West Indies need some of these robots, providing they can be taught to play cricket. In fact, we would benefit from them even if they can't be taught to play cricket! As it stands, my dog would make a grand addition to the team, because he can catch the ball. OK, he can't bat worth shit, but neither can any of the current team members...
The over hand throw video was telling, as it took the robot several separate motions to position itself and wobbled about as much as is possible without falling over upon throwing the ball. The ball was thrown with no accuracy.
Plus, it throws like a girl.