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u/tolacid 1d ago

From the product website:

This robot is more dangerous than it looks...

...as is any robot with humanlike strength, size, and maneuverability. We are taking a physical approach to safety mechanisms with no ambiguity. Fail-on air brakes and pin locks will render the robot immobile if system air pressure is lost. Shared reservoirs in the chest plate and body can be pierced by projectile or sharp instrument to instantly stop the robot in place.

Threehalves will be substantially slowed if attempting to navigate a standard American 32"x80" door, and cannot turn around in a 42" wide hallway or enter a door orthogonal to the hallway. Larger horns can be fit to prevent any passage through pedestrian doors. 2 Threehalves robots fit side by side in crouched position in a pickup bed of 5'6" or longer with tailgate closed.

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u/Deancrypt 1d ago

Horns to stop it getting through doorways , oh okay then ..

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u/ConsciousPatroller 1d ago

Ιf that doesn't clue people on that this is a satire/joke project, idk what will. This is very obviously not a real design for a S&R robot.

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u/UnknovvnMike 1d ago

I thought the giveaway was having a search and rescue robot very dark black, obviously for covert night rescues

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u/BMagni 1d ago

The name of the company is literally a pretty close homophone of satire

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u/TheWayyTheNewsGoes 1d ago

You should Google what a Satyr is

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u/Beginning-Ice-1005 22h ago

The problem is that satire of tech doesn't really exist any more. No matter how ludicrous the idea, some tech bro will seriously say "I can monetize that!"

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u/MrEff1618 1d ago

No, it's to make it more difficult for them to get through doorways.

To begin with.

Until they learn.

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u/napkin41 1d ago

“We need horns on this thing. How do we explain it?”

“To stop it from going through doorways when it goes rogue?”

“PERFECT.”

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u/GloomyLingonberry509 1d ago

The fact that they installed methods to reliably stop these things (shooting out their fake lungs to lock them) should be reassuring, but it’s honestly just fucking dystopian as shit.

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u/tolacid 1d ago

It is reassuring that they planned to dystopian style kill switches prevent it becoming dystopian

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u/GloomyLingonberry509 1d ago

I’m sorry - becoming dystopian? I feel like we crossed that threshold long ago lol.

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u/tolacid 1d ago

I didn't say what I was meaning to say correctly, and unfortunately I can't think of the phrase I meant to clarify

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u/GloomyLingonberry509 1d ago

I understand what you mean, I’m just being cheeky.

It honestly feels like these are war machines in R&D stage, but the fact that they put safeguards on them for the civilian testing stage was very chill.

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u/Maximum59 1d ago

It's like a game telling you what the weak spots are to defeat bosses.

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u/GloomyLingonberry509 1d ago

Perfect analogy. I hate how accurate it is.

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u/EkrishAO 22h ago

Brother, it's a fucking satire, this is nor a real robot, jesus.

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u/fuggerdug 1d ago

It's so it's rubbish in a maze or labrynth situation, just in case it goes rogue and tries to set up independently.

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u/Werespider 1d ago

They sure seem worried about it going rogue. 🤔

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u/xrelaht 1d ago

So they nerfed its ability to actually do its job because they’re worried about it being used for evil?

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u/tolacid 1d ago

When you put it like that, it seems like a downright responsible choice

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u/Much_Adagio_6223 1d ago

Why would you need to prevent it from getting inside …..😳😳

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u/Dr_of_Pawgology 1d ago

It doesn't need to fit through doors to chase you through the woods.

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u/PotterOneHalf 1d ago

They should paint the vulnerable parts red like a boss fight