It seems to just be remote controlled as opposed to someone in a suit this time.

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    Given Musk’s record of non-stop bullshi***ng, i’m prepared to believe the worst about any offstage shenanigans making this look more impressive than it was.

    The robotaxi and announcements about FSD were deeply disappointing. Just more vague promises about the future. It’s madness to me this man has been allowed have such a senior and pivotal position in America’s Space Program.

    https://futurology.today/post/2504123?scrollToComments=true

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      It’s madness to me this man has been allowed have such a senior and pivotal position in America’s Space Program.

      It’s a bit off-topic, but I think Gwynne Shotwell is overseeing most of the day-to-day operations at SpaceX by this point.

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        It’s a bit off-topic, but I think Gwynne Shotwell is overseeing most of the day-to-day operations at SpaceX by this point.

        I would hope so. The Thai Cave Rescue demonstrated to me why that man should never have any decision-making in any engineering project. That he thought a rigid submarine was a solution for bendy caves that even human divers had trouble contorting through was bad enough. That he completely lost his shit when a real engineer pointed out how stupid the idea was is even worse. If those patterns of behavior and decision-making are playing out at the very highest level of America’s Space Program, he is part of the problem not the solution

  • @credo
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    Seems like its got a few pre-programmed moves and is backed by an LLM which has the ability to both answer and trigger said moves.

  • @[email protected]
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    Probably mirroring a human’s movements. Such bots have existed for a while, such as Thespian from 2014.

    • Diplomjodler
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      It wasn’t a person in a robot suit, that is obvious. Just look at the wrists or hips. But it was very likely remote controlled by an operator.

      • Pennomi
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        Indeed, still wildly impressive robotics. But it seems like they don’t trust their AI in public yet lol

          • Pennomi
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            19 hours ago

            They’re all impressive. Just because other people are doing it doesn’t diminish the achievement. I’m looking forward to more robotics in the future.

        • Diplomjodler
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          312 hours ago

          You have five seconds to comply…