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For some reason, scientists out there continue to make things like robot dogs better and better, hastening the demise of the human race.
I don’t know why they do this. It’s like they have never seen a movie or have no imagination.
Do they not understand what will happen when these robots become sentient and start making themselves indestructible with super speed and intelligence?
Apparently not, because the KAIST Dynamic Robot Control and Design (DRCD) Laboratory in South Korea just broke a Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 meters by a quadrupedal robot dog.
So now, not only have we shown our future robot overlords how to mount rocket launchers on the backs of robot dogs, install flamethrowers in them, and arm them with assault rifles (yes, like in Black Mirror), they’re getting faster!
The good news, if you want to call it that, is that these scientists have yet to figure out how to make these robot dogs faster than every human on the planet.
According to a table published on the website Condition and Nutrition, the average time for a human to run 100 meters ranges anywhere from 12 to 18 seconds.
On average, 20 to 29-year-olds are the fastest at around 12 seconds. The slowest age is under 10. They usually come in at around 18 seconds. Those over 70-years-old average around 17 seconds.
Keep in mind, those are averages, which means a good chunk of those people aren’t cracking 20 seconds.
That’s bad news for those folks because the KAIST robot dog nicknamed “HOUND” just ran 100 meters in 19.87 seconds with an average speed of 11.26 mph.
New record: Fastest 100 metres by a quadrupedal robot – 19.87 seconds by KAIST Dynamic Robot Control and Design (DRCD) Laboratory in South Korea 🤖
The robot's name is 'HOUND'. pic.twitter.com/oQ2WImNcFW
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) December 12, 2023
“In order to push the limits of the actuator, motor characteristics were incorporated into the simulation to make the environment as close to the real world as possible,” said Young-Ha Shin, HOUND’s designer.
“In simulation, it can accelerate to even higher speeds, but we haven’t tested it in the real world yet.”
Plus, as Guinness points out in their press release announcing the record, “The robo-dog’s range of movement, as well as its speed, will undoubtedly continue to improve in the future as its creators continue to work on it.”
Yeah, we’re all doomed. Once they figure out how laughably easy they are to disable and fix that issue, robot dogs will be running things. And we will have no one to blame but ourselves.