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suffragette

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4. The future will look different in ways we haven't foreseen. Imagine this tech becoming, say, the

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 05:02 PM

Apr 2019

next generation of ‘tow trucks.’

Just a small example of current changes that weren’t foreseen. I was running errands downtown the other day and was struck by the number of people talking to ‘themselves.” Most of them were actually talking to someone else via earphones. What once stood out as unusual has now become the norm.

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Boston Dynamics latest video shows a herd of robotic dogs hauling a massive truck with ease [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2019 OP

Very cool. dewsgirl Apr 2019 #1

Yes and creepy too.. the invention of our robout overlords. zaj Apr 2019 #2

Yes, that too. dewsgirl Apr 2019 #7

Wouldn't it be a "pack" of robotic dogs? Renew Deal Apr 2019 #3

The future will look different in ways we haven't foreseen. Imagine this tech becoming, say, the suffragette Apr 2019 #4

Metalhead. Still, very cool. Solly Mack Apr 2019 #5

They mimic insects more than dogs Miigwech Apr 2019 #6

True... with those knees that bend backwards Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #9

"All of this has happened before... FiveGoodMen Apr 2019 #8