RESHARED POST FROM RAHMET VALENTIN

The differences between Asimo and PETMAN, the walking bot from Boston Dynamics, are pretty dramatic. It might be a fun exercise to reflect on what those differences are. Consider it exercise in the #philosophyofrobotics .

I could write an essay on the differences between these bots, but I want to see my stream finds most salient. What differences do you notice about PETMAN and Asimo? What are the sources and consequences of those differences?

If you didn’t catch it the first time around, here’s PETMAN:

http://wallpapergravity.com/wallpapers2/192/192970.jpg
h/t +Matt Uebel

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Skynet is working. Judgement day cometh.