Is it cruel to kick a robot dog? (vids in links)(and stupid people)

[Jangler]

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/13/tech/spot-robot-dog-google/index.html#
 

Animal rights group PETA gave its view, reminding us that although many thought it inappropriate to kick a robot dog, abuse of actual dogs was a bigger, and ongoing issue:

"PETA deals with actual animal abuse every day, so we won't lose sleep over this incident," the group said. "But while it's far better to kick a four-legged robot than a real dog, most reasonable people find even the idea of such violence inappropriate, as the comments show."

Spot is a robot, not a real dog, after all

 
 more...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2955544/Would-kick-robotic-dog-Google-video-regnites-debate-machines-treated-like-living-animals.html#ixzz3SJFv0CJk

 

 

 

People need to get their emotions out of some topics....I'm sure the robots won't have any when they take over.

 

[Mol3m4n]

Kicking a dog: Wrong

Kicking a robot: Who the fug cares

[toldozer]

Brad nortman is a piece of poo

[Mother Grabber]

anyone upset by that video is retarded, and I hope they get offended by that too.

they kicked the robot to demonstrate a feature that it can regain its balance. anthropomorphising a robot is for small minds.

[Jeremy Igo]

Easily the most impressive thing I have seen a robot do outside of Hollywood. Can't imagine all of the math that is involved in real time when that thing is moving it's legs.

[Jangler]

Easily the most impressive thing I have seen a robot do outside of Hollywood. Can't imagine all of the math that is involved in real time when that thing is moving it's legs.

 

 

It did look like a real animal trying to keep it's balance. amazing.

[Jangler]

 dp

 

 

[PandaPancake]

dp

While I appreciate the invite it's not my thing

[Jangler]

balls touching doesn't make you gay

[PandaPancake]

This isn't pool

[fitty76]

A little off topic, but I read somewhere that if you have a Roomba vacuum cleaner and a dog you are supposed to discipline your Roomba in front of the dog because the dog doesn't know where it stands socially in the house.  

[Mother Grabber]

I guess I depends on if you feed the roomba before your dog, and if you let the roomba sit next to you on the couch.

[hepcat]

Oh it's such a big deal now until the robots we create come back to kill us all

[PandaPancake]

Oh it's such a big deal now until the robots we create come back to kill us all