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Originally Posted by Fish:
They will need their own drones, to monitor for rogue energy-stealing drones. And so starts the drone wars...
The military has to be working on a "gun" that can fire an EMP burst without harming itself.
I just subscribed to Gemini Advanced and am on a kick. Here's what AI has to say:
Q: Does an EMP 'gun' exist that can fire an EMP burst without harming itself?
A: The feasibility of a true EMP "gun" poses some challenges and depends on how you define the concept:
Traditional EMP Weapons
Most powerful EMPs are generated by nuclear detonations or specialized non-nuclear devices that utilize a massive discharge of energy. These would be destructive to the device/weapon itself as well as the surrounding area.
Directional EMP Bursts
Research is ongoing on ways to create smaller, more focused EMP bursts. However, these still typically involve generating immense power levels that could potentially damage the device producing them.
True "gun" form factor might be difficult. While there are theoretical designs, practicality and miniaturization of such a device are major hurdles.
Cyberwarfare Angle
The term "EMP gun" might be misused in some contexts to describe highly targeted cyberattacks designed to disrupt electronic systems. These wouldn't be physical EMPs, but malicious software or hacking techniques.
Why the Interest in EMP Guns?
The idea of a portable EMP device is often found in fiction, offering a seemingly non-lethal way to disable technology. However, reality tends to be more complex:
Power source needed for a potent EMP burst is a huge challenge.
Shielding can protect electronics, making the weapon less universally effective.
Let me know if you'd like to explore any of the following:
Real-world EMP research
Types of non-nuclear EMP devices
The vulnerability of modern infrastructure to EMP-like attacks
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Cloudy but visible in SW Arkansas.
Did a little editing of the levels on another pic to get this closer to what it actually looked like. Still just a shitty cell phone pic, though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Did a little editing of the levels on another pic to get this closer to what it actually looked like. Still just a shitty cell phone pic, though.
Originally Posted by Otter:
What tools did you use to edit?
Definitely more robust than the original.
Just the basic stuff in Google Photos. The auto settings obviously washed it out dramatically - it seems to struggle with a dark photo with one bright spot. I upped the contrast and virtual HDR and lowered the brightness. [Reply]
We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world’s most dynamic humanoid robot can really do—in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.
Originally Posted by Fish:
Say hello to the next generation of Atlas!
We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world’s most dynamic humanoid robot can really do—in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.
Originally Posted by Fish:
Say hello to the next generation of Atlas!
We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world’s most dynamic humanoid robot can really do—in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.
Originally Posted by Fish:
Say hello to the next generation of Atlas!
We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world’s most dynamic humanoid robot can really do—in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.
This is probably an unpopular opinion so trigger warning I guess, but I've always wished Elon Musk would've bought Boston Dynamics rather than fucking twitter!? Not that they were for sale, necessarily, but either was Twitter. Makes so much more sense to pair the leading robotics org with his other tech companies, rather than burn a few billion ruining a social media platform for clout lol. He previously talked bout turning Tesla into an umbrella corporation which would've included Tesla, Space-X, Neurolink, xAI, Solar City, The Boring Company and in this hypothetical Boston Dynamics rather than Twitter. Pretty cool if you ask me, reminds me of the Weyland-Yutani Corp form the Aliens movies lol [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
This is probably an unpopular opinion so trigger warning I guess, but I've always wished Elon Musk would've bought Boston Dynamics rather than ****ing twitter!? Not that they were for sale, necessarily, but either was Twitter. Makes so much more sense to pair the leading robotics org with his other tech companies, rather than burn a few billion ruining a social media platform for clout lol. He previously talked bout turning Tesla into an umbrella corporation which would've included Tesla, Space-X, Neurolink, xAI, Solar City, The Boring Company and in this hypothetical Boston Dynamics rather than Twitter. Pretty cool if you ask me, reminds me of the Weyland-Yutani Corp form the Aliens movies lol
The guy can't even run Tesla right anymore. He'd bankrupt Boston Dynamics by doing some of his normal stupid shit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
This is probably an unpopular opinion so trigger warning I guess, but I've always wished Elon Musk would've bought Boston Dynamics rather than ****ing twitter!? Not that they were for sale, necessarily, but either was Twitter. Makes so much more sense to pair the leading robotics org with his other tech companies, rather than burn a few billion ruining a social media platform for clout lol. He previously talked bout turning Tesla into an umbrella corporation which would've included Tesla, Space-X, Neurolink, xAI, Solar City, The Boring Company and in this hypothetical Boston Dynamics rather than Twitter. Pretty cool if you ask me, reminds me of the Weyland-Yutani Corp form the Aliens movies lol
Its not hard for someone like Musk to duplicate Boston Dynamics. It would be very difficult for someone like Musk to duplicate Twitter. Sure he could easily build a clone, but getting the traction to overtake Twitter and supplant it not so easy. Social media platforms tend to have niches were one company utterly dominates the niche.
Musk's Optimus humanoid robot isn't that far behind anything Boston Dynamics is building. This kind of product isn't like social media. There can be several big players all selling essentially the same kind of thing....humanoind robots. [Reply]
