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>>4728388
>>scientific community robots
I'm sorry, but robotics is traditionally carried out by engineers.

HOWEVER, there is the DARPA robotics challenge, in which robots are to semi-autonomously stop a mock Fukushima. Pic here: >>4728376 shows some of the tasks the robots are expected to perform.

DARPA's funding some US teams, however, the challenge is open to anyone who brings a robot. Some Japanese and European teams are expected to show up. So effectively this is an INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS CHALLENGE!

Pic related, it's the prototype of ATLAS, the robot which Boston Dynamics will build 8 of for 'software teams' for the challenge.

>>3262939
Don't worry, they are still investing pretty much money into robotics also. See.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/boston-dynamics-building-fast-running-ro
bot-cheetah-new-agile-humanoid

They seem pretty impressing if any of those claims are even close to the reality. Somehow I can trust Boston Dynamics when seen what they have developed earlier. For example Petman is one of the most dynamically walking bipedal robot I have seen. Other robots of theirs are pretty cutting-edge robotics too.

Raging is pointless. How do we go about exterminating them when they are so numerous and influential? I propose robots. Boston Dynamics just about has what we need.