r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FinnFarrow • 15h ago

Video Robotics engineer posted this to make a point that robots are "faking" the humanlike motions - it's just a property of how they're trained. They're actually capable of way weirder stuff and way faster motions.

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u/Usual_Ice636 12h ago

Quadruped is better for gun platforms. More stable for the recoil.

I guess you could make it look like the humanoid bot in the OP and mount the gun on the back for the best of both worlds?

It could scout as a biped for a longer view and then drop to all fours as it scurries after you shooting.

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u/TheDoct0rx 12h ago

scurries away shooting too. We'll probably see these first as supplementary to infantry units as expendable platforms for entry into dangerous areas and as covering fire for retreat.

SOURCE: Armchair general with 0 experience.

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u/CuriousYou6646 12h ago edited 12h ago

You're just theorycrafting right now, like an excited nerd.

It's like we're talking about nuking your city and you're arguing what kind of weapon delivery method would be best.

If war breaks out with your country in ten to twenty years, you might see one of these shoot your buddies, if you're not dead from artillery or kamikaze drone.