>>42769 Lol. Optimus dances better than Musk does ngl. :DD And I think @GreerTech is right: He Xiaopeng is clearly modelling himself and the company after Elon Musk. Intredasting to see them engaging publicly like this. >If he was willing to be the first to step out of line on that, I bet he will be happy to do it now that a Chinese company broke with it first and will thus take the heat. Good points, though clearly Musk is the bigger maverick of the two IMO. China's not at all opposed to robowaifu production and sale AFAICT. The kiked-up west OTOH, clearly is for the moment! :D because (((reasons))).

>>42768 You can get a cheap pair of robot hands off amazon. Put some 3d printed bits on 'em and give a person a full-body suit and "boom" you got yourself a "totally real robot guise!". Infinitely cheaper than developing a real robot and has the same marketing effect. Maybe I should do similar to prove how easy it is to fake a robot like that. >>42767 The contrast and saturation of that video screams "AI" generated.

>>42769 That's the thing. >Perception > reality Even though all it did was walk across the stage, it looked like a thing that was DOWN TO FUCK. I'm not going to take credit for this (I totally feel validated that this design choice was made because it makes sense, and I've always advocated for it), but the body glove to cover the internals just works. Having it showcased like that gave me a very smug look on my face. >"heh, I knew it. :^)" They're probably in parity, but China had a very smooth presentation. After the clumsy neo showcase that has to be puppetted by a pajeet, the optics just put the Xping Iron on top, at least for now. Until Musk or someone else shows off a bot working walking around a house with cat ears and an articulating tail, China has established the "sexy robot" beach head. >>42771 >Maybe I should do similar to prove how easy it is to fake a robot like that. Maybe you should? Again, my point isn't that it's impossible; it's a matter of "what is more likely?". Do you honestly believe they fitted a quadropalegic inside a robot chassis? Maybe they did, but it's much easier for me to believe they have a working robot.

>>42774 > it's a matter of "what is more likely?". Do you honestly believe they fitted a quadropalegic inside a robot chassis? I said a double hand amputee, not a quadrapalegic. :) I find it very likely for China to fake many things in order to posture and demoralize their enemies. Its psychological warfare 101.

>>42775 I thought you'd already seen this video. >https://youtu.be/m_Ag_SgsHVg?si=WFljQXzDikmDB-nD&t=196 Unlike Starfox, those are robot legs. The principal argument is still the same, >why go through the trouble of faking it when it's easier to just do it for real? as for- >find it very likely for China to fake many things in order to posture and demoralize their enemies. True, in this case, they didn't need to fake anything. They were just flexing with what they had. All it did was walk across the stage. It didn't dance or sing or do any other goofy shit, but it *looked* cool. That's all that matters. If it can do basic chores around the house, it's nothing more than a tech demo, but that doesn't stop it from looking cool on stage.

>>42776 >It didn't dance or sing or do any other goofy shit, but it *looked* cool. >didn't dance Oh, but she does! Just not onstage yet. :D https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/26.html#1336

>>42777 That's some nice behind the scenes there, let's have it walk on stage, cut a rug, bow, and then walk off stage without spilling their spaghetti. I feel like if it could have danced on stage, they would have shown it off. More importantly, I want to see utility. I want to see rubber meet the road. Neo really spilled their spaghetti, but it was nice to see actual utility (however inefficient it may be). The maid cafe bots can at least deliver drinks to your table.

>>42780 >I feel like if it could have danced on stage, they would have shown it off. Doing anything other than what they actually did * would have greatly-risked "spilling their spaghetti" onstage, as you put it. This R&D stuff is a process. I don't know if you managed to catch the very first, actual appearance of the first Optimus prototype onstage? Here's a refresher if not: https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/26.html#1303 https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/26.html#1304 Now they can do this after just 3 years : ( >>42769 ). That this XPeng Iron gynoid was able to do this -- as it actually did so live on the day -- shows both a remarkable design going in, and a steadfast commitment to the process in terms of resources through both money, time, and men. They've started out at Point A today. You don't go from Point A to Point Z all in one go! --- Patience, Anons. More than we can dream of is coming, and we'll all get there in due time. This major Chinese company has now broken the ground for an authentic, commercial gynoid product (exactly as predicted here on /robowaifu/ years ago). Hopefully Tesla will soon follow, then dozens => hundreds of other organizations. The robowaifu floodgates are beginning to open...it will become a deluge soon enough. Forward! --- * IE, a slow, steady-pace walk across a smooth surface. That they managed it with such poise for such a tall gynoid at this very early stage is nothing short of remarkable!

Any'non know what's been going on with @NoidoDev? He's been out most of the year, AFAICT.

>>42780 Masiro has certainly proved its utility because it has started with just some dude. I attached a snippet of an interview with Matt Oehrlein (of Megabots) with his experiences working with robots meant for public appeal >>42776 I think this was before your time, but China built a robot that they claimed was to built to fight against Megabots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCJ9sJHunVA The robot looks cool and moves! Surely it is a giant fighting robot just like China says! But if you look closely you can see it is bolted to a massive metal platform on the ground. Not so much a mech as it is an animatronic. Don't believe everything you hear, and only half of what you see. Unless you can get in in your own grubby little hands, don't trust any robot promotional material. Especially in the age of AI generated video or video effects. A robot walking against a solid black background is just screaming "chroma key" or some such. And all the jump cuts in the video switching to different angles could easily have the robots swapped in between. I'm a negative nancy because if I am wrong, we all get neat robots but if I'm right we all don't get neat robots but at least I get to go "nyeh nyeh told ya so". Its a win-win for me: hope for the best but plan for the worst :) >=== -patch YT hotlink

>>42833 LOL. >"...it's like, you know I kind of threw up a little, in a way. You know what I'm sayin'? It's like, so nausea-inducing to like, hear someone talking this way. Like, ESPECIALLY when it's a soy-overdosed estrogen male, like you know what I'm saying!?" :DD <baste China and their eternal fight against Megabots >popcorn intensifies* <---> >Don't believe everything you hear, and only half of what you see. Kinda cynical, but probably warranted during (((Current Year))), alas. :/ >I'm a negative nancy because if I am wrong, we all get neat robots but if I'm right we all don't get neat robots but at least I get to go "nyeh nyeh told ya so". Its a win-win for me: Again, Lol. :D >hope for the best but plan for the worst :) Always solid advice, IMO. Cheers Mechnomancer. :^)

>>42835 >Matt's soytalk He's actually an ok dude: didn't take himself too seriously. We had a funny little meme war years ago. I've encountered jelly fans tho. The reason the Megabots vs Kuratas fight was so shit is that Suidobashi Heavy Industries (makers of Kuratas) were assholes. They were taken completely by surprise by the challenge and had Megabots sign an NDA about how crap Kuratas actually was (no power steering, needed a guy with a crowbar to change directions) and they would refuse to give up if an unscripted fight got too dangerous. Kuratas was supposedly a mech you could actually buy like the top, but when it was actually put to the test it was much different (bottom). So there certainly is precedent for companies to lie about their robots.

>>42857 I'm just being silly. I'm not offended by such the way that flamboyant sodomites do so. :D >The reason the Megabots vs Kuratas fight was so shit is that Suidobashi Heavy Industries (makers of Kuratas) were assholes. Interesting. I think this is probably a fun & esoteric niche. Please stay safe, Mechnomancer! We all need you around... >So there certainly is precedent for companies to lie about their robots. True of many such cases. Sad. Such is the way of things if sheqels become your "god". Cheers, Anon. :^)

> (related : >>42880, ... ) As recent news attests, (((they))) and others will have a strong push to turn humanoid robotics towards their nefarious ends (of war; surveillance; control [first """helpful""", then brutal]; &tc.) utilizing their ((($$$usual means$$$))) of corruption. DON'T GIVE IN TO THE DARK SIDE. I, for one, don't intend to let this place at least become a platform for that type of kike shite. No "Terminatorz-R-Us'' for /robowaifu/ ! Cheers, Anon. :^)

What a cool place to load up with robowaifus everywhere! :D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimizu_Mega-City_Pyramid Ofc, that name sucks. We'll all just call it: ROBOWAIFU CITY.

>>42881 I disagree that a Star Wars name would give us trouble, if anything, Millenials love Star Wars >>42883 I remember seeing that on Extreme Engineering as a kid, and they showed off the Honda P3 robot as a possible solution for construction. That was really cool.

>>42883 "Take me down to Robowaifu City, where the grass is green and the bots are pretty. Oh won't you please take me home!"

>>42896 >I disagree that a Star Wars name would give us trouble, if anything, Millenials love Star Wars As much as I hate to even discuss this, my point was people literally lying dead in the streets b/c (((reasons))). Had nothing to do with SW per se, just a handy ref for @HoloAnon. >>42896 >>42898 >That was really cool. Heh. Indeed! :D

>>42883 Genom called they want their headquarters back.

>>42915 LOL. I've never finished that series. Any good?

Happy International Men's Day! Google will never make a doodle The UN will never make a post No large corporation will ever make an announcement about it But we have something worth far more than all of those combined; each other.

>>42940 POTD Thanks kindly, fren GreerTech! Cheers, Anons. :^) TWAGMI

>>42940 Based

>JUST GET A DEGREE BRO, THEY SAID >Its gonna be great Bro, they said https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/26.html#1343

>>42857 How nostalgic, what's funny is that it's actually completely possible to make a Kuratas as they sold it. Spider excavators are already a thing and have widespread use. Easy enough to remove the excavator arm and use its lines to run some slapped together mecha-aesthetic arms. https://www.equipmentjournal.com/construction-equipment/spider-excavators-tackle-more-than-mountains/ A great reminder that remixing what exists and refining from there is often the objectively ideal way to reach goals.

>>42991 >A great reminder that remixing what exists and refining from there is often the objectively ideal way to reach goals. POTD

Great little outdoors channel from a country boy family man. * https://www.youtube.com/@OutdoorBoys/playlists I recommend starting with the Survival Camping Videos playlist to begin with. Cheers and alway rember: Keep your feet dry!! :^) --- * Actually, a reformed city-slicker so expect a bit of pozz here & there. :D

>>42997 If you've never had the deep spiritual experience of mountain wilderness trekking, you owe this to yourself at least once in your life. (Protip: this is an ad; but some true wisdom is mixed in with it.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4JIxR2fOHc

>yw live to see men commonly squishing faces around in public https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/26.html#1348

>>42652 >>42651 The problem isn't whether a Creator exists in abstract, but the supposed identity and intention of the Creator. This is the whole reason why the concept of "Heresy" exists. It's not unreasonable to believe that Evolution and fossils are schemes of the Devil if you take Genesis at face value and believe the earth is young.

>>43007 >The Creator The movie "Oh God" addresses many theological issues a fun way really playing with Genesis 18:15. "Did you really make the world in 6 days?" "No, I sat on my hands thinking about it and did it all in one. I work best under pressure" "You have to realize my days are longer than yours: when I woke up this morning Freud was still in medical school" Scripture never went into exact detail as to how god made everything. Science is the study of god working. He went through all the trilobytes and dinosaurs and cavemen to get Adam and Eve and the bible just condensed that to keep it short :)

Happy Thanksgiving, Anons :^)

>>43071 Happy Thanksgiving!

>>43074 Thanks! BTW, we can use some help spreading the word about the /christmas/ parties this year. https://trashchan.xyz/christmas/thread/2421.html#3910 Have any interest?

>>43075 Sure, yeah. Give me the details and places you were thinking of promoting it

>>43076 >Give me the details and places you were thinking of promoting it Its an easy target; the board's byline I changed it to is the key here: All Are Welcome! >tl;dr Literally everywhere! :^)

>>43077 Excuse my ignorance, but I want to know what these celebrations entail? Livestreams? Groupchats? Sorry, it's only been one year since I've started regularly visiting here, and I forgot what last years event was like

>>43079 >but I want to know what these celebrations entail? Livestreams? Groupchats? We have live Christmas radio streams (thanks to /animu/ 's @Jazzanon); several different cytube movie & TV show streams; and just general fun/good-natured sh*teposting on the /christmas/ board. It's basically the annual Christmas holiday party for the Internets, lasting a couple weeks or so. If you have additional clever ideas, I'm all ears. :^) >Sorry, it's only been one year since I've started regularly visiting here, and I forgot what last years event was like It was quite slow, due to the upheaval of Anoncafe is kill. But we still had some fun, and I think the board's CSS looks nice too! I think the target goal here is to have as many anons as possible from boards all over the world converge together there during Christmastide, so we can have some jolliment similar to or better than @TheAnonWig's first year of running /christmas/ . I hope all that made sense, GreerTech.

Some of the finest woodcraft engineering on these posts & beams & planks I've ever watched before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trYsjl51Njs

Did St. Terry Davis ever share his thoughts on programming languages other than his own? I keep getting YouTube video recommendations about it, and I always see LISP called "God's programming language" but then, of course, someone always has to say that HolyC is actually God's language.

>>43115 I don't personally recall Terry ever having much of anything positive to say about any other programming language to my recollection, Anon. Everything but HolyC was niggerlicious to one degree or other. I think he begrudgingly acknowledged BASIC & C++ 's existences (the former b/c it was part of the Commodore 64, and the latter b/c it had a few good ideas beyond C * ). Maybe some other Anons here can chime in? I can't really think of anything else on this topic, other than to say the idea that TAD would call LISP of all things "godly" is quite laughable AFAICT. Cheers, Anon. :^) --- * He did pick up some C++ concepts to use inside HolyC.

>>43119 POTD Lel, GG. :D

>>43191 Nice one, Anon. GG. :^)

RETVRN

I'm in your walls

>>43232 >sees pic Cut a hole then, waist height

Autumn hike down the stupendously-beautiful Kiyotaki River's streams in the Western Mountains of Kyoto Prefecture : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXnsHG2nbu4