• Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
    2 hours

    I know i dont know shit about robotics but really the absolute first thing they need to do is have a robot that can stand up after falling down. It’s how humans learn to walk and it’s really a prequisite to walking in general. You just shouldn’t walk if you can’t get up, that’s why babies crawl until they learn to stand up from the floor.

    • favoredponcho@lemmy.zip
      1 hour

      Somewhere between more amazing than falling over and less amazing than being able to climb stairs.

      • prenatal_confusion@feddit.org
        1 hour

        I imagine it wasn’t trained for these lighting conditions and a monotone grey floor. But funny nonetheless.

  • melfie@lemmy.zip
    3 hours

    I’m imagining most robots like this will be goose-stepping instead of dancing, so the inability to dance is probably not a big deal.

  • FreddiesLantern@leminal.space
    3 hours

    I love that the guy who shame-drags the clanker out of there is giving hints of moonwalking himself.

    I mean if he did this clip would be all over the place.

  • darthelmet@lemmy.world
    6 hours

    Honestly, there was a short time where I thought the prat fall might have been an intentional bit… then it just lay there and eventually the guy shows up to drag it off stage lol.

  • whaleross@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10 hours

    If it was me falling over the steps in a dance performance, I’d stay down after the second time too.

      • VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works
        2 hours

        Gravity indeed.

        Comedian Fred Berry, the guy who played Rerun from “What’s Happening”, came with headliner Pauly Shore at a stand-up show in my hometown back in like 2000. Famous for his high voice, high energy, and red beret - he accidentally walked right off the frontend of the stage mid-set. He was portly, so it wasn’t graceful. He continues the rest of his set in the pit until he introduces Pauly on stage – to which Pauly books it top speed and jumps in after him.
        MC: Would you 2 fools get outta there!
        Pauly: No. We like down here!
        Rerun: We’ve accepted our fate. It’s closer to hell down here.
        Pauly: Trust me, I’d be easier if you just bring everyone into the pit.

    • Thorry@feddit.org
      11 hours

      Around 12.000 people are killed by stairs each year in the US alone. And so many more injured. Stairs are a menace!

  • bampop@lemmy.world
    9 hours

    This is perfect drunk dancing strategy. If some stairs sneak up on you while you’re getting in your groove, retreat to safe ground and recover dignity, before taking on the stairs directly for the final victory. Magnificent.

  • 474D@lemmy.world
    12 hours

    You laugh now, but you’ll remember these days fondly when the robot simply fell down instead of getting up and moonwalking while spraying bullets

  • fartographer@lemmy.world
    11 hours

    “You know, I was Dancing Robot Michael Jackson once.”

    “Yes, I saw. You were doing well until you flopped around and died.”