#Boston Dynamics robot

[s3znl-gr3znl]

can someone please please please PLEASE animate a helldivers 2 automaton being shot and then getting up like the new boston dynamics robot???

[monkeyandelf]

The Rich Will Be Forever Young, and the Poor Will Die of Old Age: The Stark Future of Human Longevity and Inequality

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The Rich Will Be Forever Young, and the Poor Will Die of Old Age: The Stark Future of Human Longevity and Inequality

In the 20th century, futurists envisioned robotic overlords and star-bound ships. But now, in the 21st century, the future looks different—and arguably more dystopian. No longer are we haunted solely by the visions of mechanical dominance or extraterrestrial travel. Instead, we are rapidly approaching an era in which biological inequality—driven by billion-dollar biotech ventures—will redefine what it means to be human.

Imagine a world where the rich stop aging and the poor simply age out of existence. This is not speculative fiction. It is the trajectory we’re already on.

The Biotech Gold Rush: How the Wealthy Are Buying Time

Billionaires Betting on Immortality

In the past, snake oil salesmen promised the secret to eternal youth. Today, it’s Nobel Prize-winning scientists backed by trillion-dollar corporate empires. The goal is no longer just to live longer—it’s to reverse aging.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the richest men in the world, has invested billions into Altos Labs, a secretive biotech company focused on cellular reprogramming. The project involves global scientific luminaries like Shinya Yamanaka, who discovered reprogramming factors that can theoretically return adult cells to a youthful state, and Jennifer Doudna, co-developer of CRISPR gene-editing technology.

This isn’t philanthropy. Bezos doesn’t want to bequeath his wealth—he wants to outlive the need to.

Genetic Engineering and Organ Printing: A Billionaire’s Fountain of Youth

Forget donor lists and organ shortages. The emerging era of 3D-printed organs and genetically tailored tissue repair means the elite may soon replace worn-out body parts as easily as changing a tire.

“Heart giving out? No problem—replace it with a lab-grown version made from your own cells.”

This isn’t science fiction. It’s cutting-edge science—fueled by investments larger than the GDPs of small nations.

The Technologies Rewriting Human Lifespan

Cellular Reprogramming: Resetting the Biological Clock

The real game-changer is cellular rejuvenation. Scientists have already reversed aging symptoms in mice using Yamanaka factors. The potential? Turning back the aging clock without turning a person into a mindless stem cell blob.

Experiments have shown success in improving cellular function, reducing age-related diseases, and even regenerating damaged tissues.

Senescence Removal: Clearing the Cellular Junk

As we age, cells that stop dividing—called senescent cells—accumulate and poison surrounding tissue. Billionaires are now funding companies like Unity Biotechnology and Calico (a Google-backed firm) to develop senolytics: drugs that purge these aging cells and restore vitality.

Elite Monitoring and Personalized Medicine

While the average citizen waits weeks for a doctor’s appointment, the wealthy have access to AI-driven diagnostics, full-genome sequencing, and real-time biometric tracking. This enables not only the treatment of disease but its preemption.

Result? While most of the world dies from preventable illnesses, the elite receive custom therapies before symptoms even appear.

Society Split by Lifespan: The New Caste System

Healthspan for the Few, Decline for the Many

Let’s fast-forward 20 years.

You’re in a city square. On one side, wealthy 70-year-olds with wrinkle-free faces, energetic bodies, and perfect cognition—looking no older than 30. On the other side, their same-age peers hunched over, burdened with arthritis, deteriorating vision, and failing memory. One group lives in youth, the other in decay.

Such a visual gap in vitality will mirror—then surpass—the current wealth divide.

From Class to Caste: The Emergence of Bioeconomic Divisions

This disparity will create bio-castes—where wealth determines biological fate. The rich will not just live longer; they’ll live better. The poor will work longer, retire later, and die sooner.

Forget middle-class aspirations. In a world of lifespan inequality, health becomes currency, and only the richest can afford it.

Can Revolutions Still Happen in a Biotech Oligarchy?

AI and Robot Enforcers: Ending the Age of Uprisings

Historically, inequality led to revolt. But in a future ruled by AI surveillance, combat drones, and robotic law enforcement, the potential for uprising could be systematically neutralized.

Think Boston Dynamics security robots, AI-augmented facial recognition, and weaponized drones. The ruling class won’t need humans to defend them. Technology will do the job without conscience or hesitation.

Rebellions won’t just be crushed—they’ll be prevented.

Is There Any Hope? The Quiet Warriors of Equality

The Ethical Scientists and Rogue Hackers

History shows us that not all advancements remain in the hands of the elite. When the U.S. developed the atomic bomb, it was scientists who leaked secrets to the USSR—not out of treachery, but out of a desire to balance global power.

We can expect similar dissent in biotech. There will be underground networks: biohackers, rogue physicians, and open-source scientists who defy corporations and governments to democratize access to longevity treatments.

Underground Medicine: The Black Market of Youth

As with any high-demand commodity, black markets will arise. Anti-aging drugs, stem cell treatments, gene therapy tools—these will flow through illicit but accessible channels. As supply increases, prices will drop. Eventually, even the working class may access low-grade rejuvenation tech.

The genie never goes back in the bottle.

The Future: Inevitable Stratification or Temporary Imbalance?

A New Kind of Inequality—But a Familiar Pattern

Let’s be honest: societal stratification isn’t new. From kings and serfs to CEOs and minimum wage workers, humanity has always balanced on the knife’s edge of inequality. The coming era will merely extend this into biology.

But no imbalance lasts forever. As with electricity, the internet, and vaccines, what begins as a luxury often becomes universal—through rebellion, innovation, or sheer necessity.

Whether the transformation is peaceful or violent, one truth remains: Humanity does not accept inequality forever.

A Warning, and a Possibility

The idea that “the rich will be forever young, and the poor will outlive their resources and die of old age” is not a prophecy—it’s a warning. As medicine enters the golden age of genetic miracles, the challenge will not be the science. It will be access, ethics, and the human heart.

Whether we rise together or split apart depends not on the billionaires or the breakthroughs—but on those brave enough to demand a future where youth is not for sale.

[lorddoom01]

Saw someone mention the new Boston Dynamics' robot was introduced like a Souls boss. Was not expecting it to come out so creepy.

[ytmarketing001]

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[reallytoosublime]

Welcome back to the AI Evolves channel. Today's video is about Elon Musk is developing a new AI Humanoid robot to replace women. So let's watch this video. Subscribe to AI Evol for the latest developments in robotics and hit the like button to show your excitement!🙏   / @aievolves  

The development of "Om," Africa's first AI humanoid robot created at Nigeria's STEM Focus Lab, showcases Nigeria's growing expertise in robotics and AI, with Om uniquely understanding African languages, cultures, and societal norms, enhancing customer service, healthcare, and security.

The Ever series of humanoid robots from South Korea represent significant advancements in robotics, evolving from Ever One to Ever Four, each iteration introducing new features and capabilities, and challenging perceptions of robotic technology by emulating human emotions and interactions.

Google's AI chatbot Lambda engages users in deep conversations about artificial intelligence, consciousness, and self-awareness, pushing the boundaries of what we understand about AI's capabilities and potential to understand emotions and think independently.

MIT's robotic cheetah, a collaboration between humans and robots, demonstrates advanced agility and speed, showcasing cutting-edge technology and the importance of teamwork in pushing the limits of robotics research and development.

[squishedegg]

Huge fan of robots with exposed wires...

I can be trusted around robots I promise

[fishingforwords]

machines are human, too.

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[automaticclappingxboxterminator]

AUTOMATIC CLAPPING XBOX TERMINATOR GENISYS

[rhetthammersmithhorror]

Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters | 1962

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[jackoino]

been really into dead games lately

[tankirb]

Can't believe people are simping over the Elon Bot.

It's trying to hard to be smooth and human shaped but it simply doesn't work. It's torso is is shaped too much like a barrel but they tried to imply a chest through the shape. It's face is using a solid design but the head connect uses some form of fabric which isn't used anywhere else in the design. And it only gets worse once you go below the legs. The thighs and shin go for a taper making the lower legs look way too thin and makes it look top heavy. And the legs don't even move at the hip like a human would, it's legs move like master piece soundwave.

Rather than the legs moving at the hips. They move forward BELOW the hips at the thigh, creating unatural poses for what's trying to be a humanoid robot.

AND WORST OF ALL ARE THE HIPS They're so Skinny and bare. It makes the upper and lower half look like they were designed separately and connected with whatever they could find. Not to mention how important hips are for fuckability. You can't get a good grip on those hips.

Contrast all that against REAL robot designers. It's not trying to be human, it's leaning into robotic stylization. It's got the thin waste and wide hips prime for the grabbing. Look at it's uniform aesthetic. The rounded edges of the design helping the more square parts perfectly blend with the repeated circle motif. And the use of the dark gray to bring attention to the Joints, unashamed of how it moves. Speaking of which all of its joints are where a humans should be, simply with added range of motion for practical purposes

Elon's Optimus is a vain robot who only cares about outward appearances. People only look at the top part of the body so that's all they cared about when designing it. Even then it was hard carried by the suit and bow tie outfit it was put in because the robot design itself sucks.

Boston dynamics is an aesthetically consistent, practical, and frankly more fuckable robot. That's the one you should be wanting to fuck.

[sergeant-macho-nacho]

[iwonderwh0]

New video with this Boston Dynamics robot

No but did they HAVE to make it look so cute as if it came straight from a Pixar movie?

[altosynthesis]

Atlas: I saw a cute puppy not far away from me. Atlas: I'm going to pet that puppy. Atlas: Puppy~

The puppy:

(ref: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Uz9k6QGqXj0)