VIDEO – Robotic Mule

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Nigel, you should set up some kind of prediction market about that at HubDub.

Amazing.

Via the ultra-interesting Robin Hanson &#8212-who, for once, does not write a soporific post.

Un-Important Technical Note: The video above is dated 2008, while Robin Hanson links to a 2006 video, in his post.

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12 thoughts on “VIDEO – Robotic Mule

  1. Nigel Eccles said:

    That is very impressive. What do think the question would be? Will they deploy it to Iraq? (I guess they could or they could just use a real mule – probably 1% of the price and not nearly as noisy!)

  2. Robin Hanson said:

    This is a better video – I’ll switch my link to it.

  3. Chris F. Masse said:

    @Nigel Eccles: “they could or they could just use a real mule – probably 1% of the price and not nearly as noisy!”

    Typical, Old-Europe, anti-technology statement. :-D You, Old Europe!!!!

    he he he

  4. Adonis said:

    Only in America do they spend millions of dollars to buld an oil-fed robot that can (perhaps) partly emulate a bio-fed donkey that costs a few hundred dollars!

    Oh yes, and they think it’s “cool” to give it a Lipizanner style of jumping.

    Next thing, they’ll want independence from the Mother Country too……..

    hehehe

  5. Chris F. Masse said:

    @Adonis: You, Old Europe!!! :-D

  6. Nigel Eccles said:

    That is very impressive. What do think the question would be? Will they deploy it to Iraq? (I guess they could or they could just use a real mule – probably 1% of the price and not nearly as noisy!)

  7. Robin Hanson said:

    This is a better video – I’ll switch my link to it.

  8. Chris F. Masse said:

    @Nigel Eccles: “they could or they could just use a real mule – probably 1% of the price and not nearly as noisy!”

    Typical, Old-Europe, anti-technology statement. :-D You, Old Europe!!!!

    he he he

  9. Adonis said:

    Only in America do they spend millions of dollars to buld an oil-fed robot that can (perhaps) partly emulate a bio-fed donkey that costs a few hundred dollars!

    Oh yes, and they think it’s “cool” to give it a Lipizanner style of jumping.

    Next thing, they’ll want independence from the Mother Country too……..

    hehehe

  10. Chris F. Masse said:

    @Adonis: You, Old Europe!!! :-D

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