Robot gymnast starts training for 2050 Olympics

Well, it looks like robot gymnast training is just like anything else. Two steps forward, one step back.

[ticker47 Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:34PM]

I'd give it a 9 for effort.

[TikiTeko Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:41PM]

And in case it is losing, all it needs to do is shoot his lasers through this eyes to burn out the competition.

[One Love Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:43PM]

Nice dismount...rofl! (...here come the robot ninjas)

[Revenant Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:45PM]

Stick the landing!

[ietomit Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:46PM]

See you at the 2050 Olympics

[triptych Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:58PM]

@ietomit Clearly they meant 2050 hexadecimal, or 8272 decimal, which IS in fact a summer olympic year, (and gives the robot some much-needed practice time)

[NeoJew Posted Dec 28th 2009 3:43PM]

@triptych
Your the type of person who pauses TV shows to correct the math/code in the background, aren't you?

[triptych Posted Dec 28th 2009 4:37PM]

@NeoJew I'm sadly also the type to constantly correct grammar in my head. You're.

[MJGAMER 1991 XBL Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:19PM]

@triptych

You should watch out on correcting Jews. They know jewjitsu!

[Zapp Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:56PM]

@triptych

2050 is also the year the all-man-made robot soccer team is supposed to beat the best humans. At this point I don't even think the robots are gaining on humans in ability. Look at how far human athletics have come in the past 40 years. Of course we have to leave out anomalies like Nadia Comaneci and the 1982 Brazil World Cup team, but I am pretty sure they were alien robots anyway.

[DougieBear Posted Dec 28th 2009 10:17PM]

@triptych

By definition an ass.

[Dusty Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:49PM]

Nice. I love the part he biffs LOL

[Ahmed Alzayani Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:49PM]

It should use accelerometer for the "let go" and don't depend on timing.

[Geekelo Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:49PM]

the sad thing is there will be no Olympic at 2050, 2048/2052! come on you guys can do better math than that!

[triptych Posted Dec 28th 2009 2:58PM]

@Geekelo Clearly they meant 2050 hexadecimal, or 8272 decimal, which IS in fact a summer olympic year, (and gives the robot some much-needed practice time)

[MoonWalkerCTE Posted Dec 28th 2009 3:04PM]

That fall made my day

[MrIronic Posted Dec 28th 2009 3:17PM]

Still impressive.

[peepeeland Posted Dec 28th 2009 3:21PM]

Gymnast robots with nanosecond reaction time, multiple object motion tracking, hundreds of times the speed and strength of a human.

Great.

Just great.

[formetopoopon Posted Dec 28th 2009 4:01PM]

What's the point? The Chinese will just create and underage robot to beat it.

[mianmian Posted Dec 28th 2009 4:23PM]

Man, this robot beats most of us.

[RoseFromTitanic Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:44PM]

Skynet will be pleased.

[ChrisEngr Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:52PM]

I demand they test his oil for any indication of doping. you never can be too careful.

[monkeyontherun4 Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:36AM]

@(Unverified)

you mean gender testing right? Robonia won't be to proud...

[loujob Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:50PM]

Did he stick the landing?

[SLowrAM Posted Dec 28th 2009 10:27PM]

That wasn't quite as impressive as I had imagined robots doing sports would be.

[MeepMo Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:43AM]

This has so much fail and win at the same time.

[hyperspaced Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:13PM]

Microsoft Windows inside I presume.....