▲ 530 ▼ Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance” (spectrum.ieee.org) submitted 2 years ago by dominiquec@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 212 comments fedilink hide all child comments ...replacing the previously hydraulic version. Insert obligatory welcome statement here.
[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 4 points 2 years ago (6 children) And also since when human performance are all the same level permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago When I was taking classes on similar things, 'human performance' was generally defined as how well an expert in a given task performed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) in a general sense we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aniki@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Absolutely not. Especially when it comes to speed and endurance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean like we don't pull carriages with even our top athletes but we will with a runt of the litter horse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No you absolutely do not! You never put more than half the weight of the horse on it's back. I just recently went riding and since I'm not a fucking lardass I got to ride a good horse. Movies and TV are not real life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago carriages can be of all types of sizes you know but if a humans pulling it we call it a rickshaw and we would never attach a horse to it because it could not handle its power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago When I was taking classes on similar things, 'human performance' was generally defined as how well an expert in a given task performed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) in a general sense we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aniki@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Absolutely not. Especially when it comes to speed and endurance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean like we don't pull carriages with even our top athletes but we will with a runt of the litter horse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No you absolutely do not! You never put more than half the weight of the horse on it's back. I just recently went riding and since I'm not a fucking lardass I got to ride a good horse. Movies and TV are not real life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago carriages can be of all types of sizes you know but if a humans pulling it we call it a rickshaw and we would never attach a horse to it because it could not handle its power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aniki@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Absolutely not. Especially when it comes to speed and endurance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean like we don't pull carriages with even our top athletes but we will with a runt of the litter horse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No you absolutely do not! You never put more than half the weight of the horse on it's back. I just recently went riding and since I'm not a fucking lardass I got to ride a good horse. Movies and TV are not real life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago carriages can be of all types of sizes you know but if a humans pulling it we call it a rickshaw and we would never attach a horse to it because it could not handle its power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean like we don't pull carriages with even our top athletes but we will with a runt of the litter horse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No you absolutely do not! You never put more than half the weight of the horse on it's back. I just recently went riding and since I'm not a fucking lardass I got to ride a good horse. Movies and TV are not real life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago carriages can be of all types of sizes you know but if a humans pulling it we call it a rickshaw and we would never attach a horse to it because it could not handle its power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No you absolutely do not! You never put more than half the weight of the horse on it's back. I just recently went riding and since I'm not a fucking lardass I got to ride a good horse. Movies and TV are not real life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago carriages can be of all types of sizes you know but if a humans pulling it we call it a rickshaw and we would never attach a horse to it because it could not handle its power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago carriages can be of all types of sizes you know but if a humans pulling it we call it a rickshaw and we would never attach a horse to it because it could not handle its power. permalink fedilink source parent