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submitted 3 years ago by JoeByeThen@hexbear.net to c/acab@hexbear.net

Found this in the cyberpunk subreddit in a post from 2 years ago with people complaining that people were over-reacting and it's 'just a camera on legs that will never be weaponized'. Cue San Francisco want to weaponize one a year later, also apparently Dallas used their bomb disabling robot to kill a sniper in 2016.

Here's some totally random paperwork on Spot's network setup! https://support.bostondynamics.com/s/article/Spot-network-setup

It should be noted that some versions of spot have both 5ghz and 2.4ghz wifi but should still be vulnerable to deauth attacks. Upon losing network connection for more than a few seconds the robot should sit down and turn off the motors. However, they do make an LTE capable version. :this-is-fine:

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[-] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago

Dallas used their bomb disabling robot to kill a sniper in 2016

not just any sniper, the way cooler version of :dorner:

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Oh shit! I've been listening to this song lately! If this were a war

[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Holy shit. I don't know how I ended up in this month's old comment thread, but that song goes fucking hard. Thank you for sharing it.

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Lol. You're welcome! I found it as part of this playlist of his "campfire" songs. couple more great bangers in there. Enjoy!

[-] Marxist_Lentilism@hexbear.net 2 points 3 years ago

Is there any footage of someone trying to lasso one of these? I feel like you could go yee-haw on them

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 2 points 3 years ago

Any amount of netting will fuck these up.

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 2 points 3 years ago

Retiarii antifa supergladiators - coming soon.

[-] krei@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

As long as I get to wear the badass Cassis Crista

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

Imagine one with a hammer and sickle pattern grill over the face :soypoint-1:

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

Even a good pole could be used to flip it on it's back and pry that switch from a good safe distance

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 2 points 3 years ago

"You're under arrest for killing a K9 officer." :thumb-cop:

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago

That's why you wanna disable it wirelessly.

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

:fidel-salute-big: good post.

[-] Avanash@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

If it’s internet connected you can hack it and commandeer it. If it has an LTE modem in it, its location will be traceable by authorities at all times.

Alternately, throw some sand on it. Those joints were developed in relatively sterile conditions and are exposed. The underlying components are too fine to function with a bunch of sand in their joints.

[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

you can hack it and commandeer it.

this isn't a movie lol. Someone developing it would have to actively make it insecure for it to be "commandeer-able".

[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

Literally just kick it in the air. It's a smallish light and partially plastic thing. The current ones are probably just to get people used to them. Bigger scarier ones will be justified by people kicking them, and those ones will actually be sketch.

[-] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

based, I will file this right next to my infographic about ceramics and sugar

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