I have long attested that whatever sci fi can think up, humans will eventually create.

In b4 451 isnt SciFi

  • @Donjuanme
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    I’m not remembering a mechanical dog in fahrenheit 451, but it’s been decades since I’ve read it…

    Also not at all worried about “footed” robots navigating the real world.

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      That Boston dynamics robot runs at like 4 miles an hour. The fastest robot dog runs at like almost 12 or something.

      Average running speed for humans is between 6.4 and 8 mph depending on gender, etc. And if the obesity rates are correct, I think that it’s probably a lot lower and for incredibly short bursts if anything.

      Here’s the record.

      https://youtu.be/-2k7H3CIhoQ?si=DsNJqFaQcN6HVVp2

      Strap a weapon to this bad boy, and howdy, you’ve got a war machine!

      • Maeve
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        106 months ago

        Too bad for the elderly and disabled/differently abled.

        • @NegativeInf
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          But think of the cost savings!!! /S

          • @Crismus
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            Yep. Just start burning the bodies of the weak and elderly every week. Then only the strongest survive. …

      • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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        Isn’t there a cheetah bot that can burn a good clip. Dunno what its carrying capacity is, but I remember it could out run puny protestors.

        • @NegativeInf
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          After looking it up, it says about 8.86 mph after converting from 13 feet per second. Some sites say it’s 13 mph, but I trust wired when they state 13 feet per second.