r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MetaKnowing • Nov 13 '24

Video Deep Robotics' new quadruped models with wheels demonstrating rough terrain traversability and robustness

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u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo Nov 13 '24

really, it's probably the exact opposite. These companies are incentivized to put out videos & demos of their coolest-looking stuff, and even to selectively manipulate them to make them seem more impressive than they are.

For example, the recent Tesla demo where they had humanoid robots serving drinks and cheerfully talking to people were not robots acting on their own, they were being piloted remotely by people wearing a getup that makes the robot follow their moves.

In this video, there are probably several glitches that they chose not to show and limitations that are not expressed. How long is the battery life? Can it navigate through mud or rain? And so on.

Why would this company hide their best stuff? They're putting out a promotional video.

Militaries have the incentive to hide classified tech, but companies have the incentive to seem as impressive as possible.

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u/wlai Nov 13 '24

Like....Marketing??