# Welp... we are fubar

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [March 17, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175 "2008-03-17T17:59:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/1 "2008-03-17T17:59:13Z")

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> **[New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It's Spooky](https://gizmodo.com/368651/new-video-of-bigdog-quadruped-robot-is-so-stunning-its-spooky)**
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> Update: If you were amazed by this, don't miss the hilarious spoof. It's even better. Boston Dynamics keeps working on their BigDog quadruped robot, which will probably grow to be the future AT-AT of the Pentagon. Its evolution since the last...

this thing is nuts… skynet here we come

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### Author: ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/2 "2008-03-17T18:05:00Z")

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if i saw this thing running through the woods in my backyard, i would shit myself. thats nuts, but i bet they will have to quiet it down a bit before they can do anything useful with it.

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### Author: ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/3 "2008-03-17T18:06:36Z")

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holy shit… that is amazing

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### Author: ![FASTMOFO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de053/32.png) [@FASTMOFO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FASTMOFO)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/4 "2008-03-17T18:07:35Z")

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:word: crazy stuff

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### Author: ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/5 "2008-03-17T18:08:55Z")

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> [@bobbyg1243](#):
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> if i saw this thing running through the woods in my backyard, i would shit myself. thats nuts, but i bet they will have to quiet it down a bit before they can do anything useful with it.

only the beginning my friend.

This thing is way more evolved than just about any other robot i’ve seen, except maybe those asian life-like robot doll thingies.

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### Author: ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/6 "2008-03-17T18:10:55Z")

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oh in understand that, im just amazed that it has such a sense of balance and center of gravity. its like watching a deer walk on ice.

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### Author: ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/7 "2008-03-17T18:12:22Z")

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> [@bobbyg1243](#):
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> oh in understand that, im just amazed that it has such a sense of balance and center of gravity. its like watching a deer walk on ice.

:word:

That part was simply amazing, it’s movements are just ridiculously fluid.

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### Author: ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/8 "2008-03-17T18:24:17Z")

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give me two please

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### Author: ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/9 "2008-03-17T18:28:16Z")

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THAT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. I kept looking for the midgets who were controlling that and yet, i couldn’t find them

edit: steve’s going to start an unholy army with them…

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### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/10 "2008-03-17T18:33:57Z")

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The video was just impressive until it slipped on the ice and caught itself. Then it became amazing.

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### Author: ![squid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/squid/32/4984_2.png) [@squid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/squid)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/11 "2008-03-17T18:35:16Z")

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Holy major geek wowness.

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### Author: ![95VDUB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95vdub/32/5090_2.png) [@95VDUB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95VDUB)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/12 "2008-03-17T18:38:50Z")

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The part when the guy kicked it amazed me the most.

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### Author: ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/13 "2008-03-17T18:39:20Z")

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must watch when i get home.

I hate WEBSENSE!!! AAARRRGGG!!

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### Author: ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/14 "2008-03-17T19:03:31Z")

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> [@TORQDSS](#):
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> THAT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. I kept looking for the midgets who were controlling that and yet, i couldn’t find them
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> edit: steve’s going to start an unholy army with them…

Dave, these are really just made to bring us beer when we’re 80ish sitting on benches with polarized glasses staring at 18 year old bewbs…

It won’t even fall over when I finally get pissed and kick it for bringing me a warm beer\<3

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### Author: ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/15 "2008-03-17T19:05:53Z")

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^^LOL!!!

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### Author: ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/16 "2008-03-17T19:17:06Z")

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> [@AfXtc777](#):
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> Dave, these are really just made to bring us beer when we’re 80ish sitting on benches with polarized glasses staring at 18 year old bewbs…
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> It won’t even fall over when I finally get pissed and kick it for bringing me a warm beer\<3

or walking in front of the 18 year old boobs…

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### Author: ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/17 "2008-03-17T19:23:31Z")

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seriously creeped me out…and still does…fucking amazing piece of technology…looks so real, too real…

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### Author: ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/18 "2008-03-17T19:25:48Z")

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> [@bobbyg1243](#):
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> or walking in front of the 18 year old boobs…

ya seriously wtf don’t block the bewbs…fuckin cockblock!!!  
I would uppercut robodog for that one!!

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### Author: ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/19 "2008-03-17T19:27:39Z")

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Once they design it to swim we are doomed.

islands would be our only sanctuary. unless they start having flying robodogs.

time to stock up on the RPGS :snky:

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### Author: ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welp-we-are-fubar/45175/20 "2008-03-17T19:29:50Z")

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> [@90NA300ZX](#):
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> seriously creeped me out…and still does…fucking amazing piece of technology…looks so real, too real…

I was thinking the same thing. As cool as it is, it creeps the hell out of me. It walks so intelligently, its amazing!

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