The French army is testing Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot in combat scenarios
►https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/7/22371590/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-military-exercises-french-army
Spot appeared in research exercises alongside military students Spot, the quadruped robot built by US firm Boston Dynamics, has appeared alongside soldiers during military exercises carried out by the French army. The robot was apparently being used for reconnaissance during a two-day training exercise, but the deployment raises questions about how and where Boston Dynamics’ machines will be used in future. Pictures of the exercises were shared on Twitter by France’s foremost military (...)
#robotique #CCTV #militaire #technologisme #vidéo-surveillance #surveillance #BostonDynamics
]]>Quand l’EMIA part au combat avec des robots terrestres dont le nouveau ULTRO de Nexter
▻http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2021/03/31/quand-emia-part-au-combat-avec-des-robots-terrest
« 21. Contact. Deux personnels ennemis neutralisés au rez-de-chaussée. J’ai le SPOT en première position pour reconnaître l’étage d’Oscar 2. Bien pris. 21. Je récupère le NERVA pour reconnaître Oscar 3 par le nord-ouest. Le BARRACUDA bloque l’accès sud. 21. J’ai pris pied dans Oscar 3. Un personnel ennemi neutralisé, armé d’une AK47. Aucun personnel ami blessé ». SPOT, NERVA, BARRACUDA ? Ajoutez la toute nouvelle mule ULTRO et l’OPTIO 20 et vous aurez la liste des robots engagés mardi et mercredi sur le camp (...)
]]>Spot is a Cop
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/d3amew/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-police
A new report shows that Boston Dynamics loaned its Spot robot to the Massachusetts State Police, and civil liberties groups are concerned. Cops are already using Boston Dynamics’ creepy Spot robot, and they’re not being very transparent about what the four-legged mechanical hellhound is getting up to while it’s in their care. According to a report by Boston news station WBUR, documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts show that the state’s bomb squad had Spot on (...)
#BostonDynamics #robotique #police #vidéo-surveillance #surveillance #ACLU
]]>The U.S. Military Is Building Voice-Controlled War Robots
▻https://onezero.medium.com/the-u-s-military-is-building-voice-controlled-war-robots-dcf4f98b63b
And unlike Siri, they’ll be able to understand the speaker’s ‘intent’ War robots today take just too much darn time to control. I know it, you know it, and the U.S. Army knows it. That’s why its research branch is cooking up a system that would allow soldiers to give orders to small robotic cars by speaking naturally, as opposed to using specific commands. The robots would be able to understand the soldiers’ intent and complete the given task, according to an Army press release. The system (...)
#BostonDynamics #algorithme #robotique #biométrie #militaire #reconnaissance #voix #GigEconomy #travail (...)
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The five : robots helping to tackle coronavirus
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/31/the-five-robots-helping-to-tackle-coronavirus
Automatons have been chipping in with the effort to beat Covid, from disinfecting hospitals to delivering groceries Boston Dynamics Singapore park-goers have been reminded of their social distancing obligations by Boston Dynamics’ yellow “dog”. The robot hound is equipped with numerous cameras and sensors, which it can use to detect transgressors and broadcast pre-recorded warnings. The authorities have reassured locals it is not a quadruped data-collection device. Starship Technologies In (...)
#BostonDynamics #robotique #CCTV #technologisme #température #vidéo-surveillance #COVID-19 #enseignement #santé #surveillance (...)
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Roaming ’robodog’ to promote safe distancing at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
▻https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-robot-dog-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park-safe-distance-nparks-1271
SINGAPORE : Far from barking its orders, a robot dog at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park politely asks joggers and cyclists to stay apart and keep to safe distancing measures. “Let’s keep Singapore healthy,” the yellow and black robodog named SPOT said in English as it roamed around. “For your own safety and for those around you, please stand at least one metre apart. Thank you,” it added, in a softly-spoken female voice. It is part of two-week pilot trial that started on Friday (May 8), conducted (...)
#BostonDynamics #algorithme #robotique #CCTV #police #vidéo-surveillance #COVID-19 #santé (...)
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Robot reminds visitors of safe distancing measures in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Singapore News & Top Stories
▻https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/robot-reminds-visitors-about-safe-distancing-measures-in-bishan-ang-mo
SINGAPORE - A four-legged robot will be patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to remind people of safe distancing measures starting from Friday (May 8). Called Spot, the robot will assist with safe distancing efforts at parks, gardens and nature reserves managed by National Parks Board (NParks) and at parks managed by town councils. The pilot trial is jointly conducted by NParks, and the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG). The Spot robot will broadcast a recorded message (...)
#BostonDynamics #algorithme #robotique #vidéo-surveillance #COVID-19 #santé #surveillance
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Silicon Valley’s Saudi Arabia Problem
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/12/opinion/silicon-valley-saudi-arabia.html
Technology companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses of one of their largest investors. Somewhere in the United States, someone is getting into an Uber en route to a WeWork co-working space. Their dog is with a walker whom they hired through the app Wag. They will eat a lunch delivered by DoorDash, while participating in several chat conversations on Slack. And, for all of it, they have an unlikely benefactor to thank : the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Long before (...)
#BostonDynamics #Google #Softbank #WeWork #Amazon #DoorDash #Uber #anti-terrorisme #écologie #éthique #bénéfices #lobbying (...)
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