This surveillance robot was walking around the capitol today to normalize something that should not ever be normal. Your government should not be a faceless omni-present surveillance force. #democracy #politics #surveillancecapitalism - ThreadSky

jabaribrisport.bsky.social • 1 day ago

This surveillance robot was walking around the capitol today to normalize something that should not ever be normal.

Your government should not be a faceless omni-present surveillance force.

#democracy #politics #surveillancecapitalism

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airwindows.com•18 hours ago

That's basically burning money. If you're quick, can you put a traffic cone on its head? Works on self-driving taxis.

gila-1.bsky.social•1 day ago

I may be old, but I find this terrifying.

halftongue.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think we figured out that they could be disabled with a well-aimed water balloon filled with vinegar, gelatin, and salt? I may be misremembering.

couponforpoupon.bsky.social•4 hours ago

What's to keep a criminal from buying one of these things, painting it up in official "security" livery, and turning it loose on an unsuspecting populace? Do they have badge numbers? These things are creepy AF.

radiantlesbian.bsky.social•1 day ago

Kick it down the stairs!!

grindal.bsky.social•1 day ago

Law Bluesky, what’s the legality of putting a robot on top of a trash can so that its’ absent owner can better find it?

creckling.bsky.social•16 hours ago

This would fix it. Or zip ties, cops like those I hear.

errorcrater.bsky.social•1 day ago

whoopsie daisy! spilled my coffee on it. how could i be so careless

errorcrater.bsky.social•1 day ago

i swear i am going to start carrying banana peels with me everywhere from now on

muffintopmomma.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://youtu.be/tqsy9Wtr1qE?si=tyF8ueEOqdZXk5Lu

hels-beastie.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Watch the pinch points around the legs, battery handle is on the underneath side, pull hard to remove

motherofmushrooms.bsky.social•1 day ago

Apparently we need to figure out how to stop them. A tangle of string or fishing line would be useful. Perhaps a collar and a leash and then tie it to a pole. #goodtrouble

jestastrophy.bsky.social•1 day ago

WTAF is this.

invadertenn.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Not me imagining the view of someone yeeting it down the stairs

tranquilitybase1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Inventions inspired by science fiction:

Smart phones: 👍
Zoom: 👍
Killer robot dogs: 🫣 no.

virginiam.bsky.social•1 day ago

This made the rounds of the bad place, time to bring it here: https://mashable.com/article/how-to-shut-down-boston-dynamics-robot-dog-spot

airwindows.com•18 hours ago

Have you ever seen Robotwars or Battlebots? Spot is a robot version of a greyhound. This is not a tank. Spot is FRAGILE. Using Spot as a weapon against us is wildly, epically stupid. I mean come on. Lasso it. Tag its eye cameras. These are not a real threat.

why2cake.bsky.social•1 day ago

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anonleeks.bsky.social•1 day ago

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serehfas.bsky.social•1 day ago

Supervision required? Of the robot...?

serehfas.bsky.social•1 day ago

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brainmist.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm really curious how hard it would be to just flip one of these over.

seppukupenguin.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Just gonna leave these here. Just for funzies

stickymoney.bsky.social•16 hours ago

These things are going to get fucked with. Seems like a really expensive way to just piss people off.

sitnstitch.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sigh. Fahrenheit 451 is supposed to be FICTION.

picardsteacup.bsky.social•1 day ago

someone tape a sock over its cameras

anthropunk.bsky.social•1 day ago

My article from 3 years ago: https://www.fastcompany.com/90789666/who-let-the-robot-dogs-out

gpike.bsky.social•1 day ago

Normalize vandalizing these things whenever they appear. Make it an expensive hassle for anyone who deploys them.

silvy777.bsky.social•1 day ago

Pretty sure I saw a drone yesterday during daytime. Is anyone else seeing them?

lucindacatchlove.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can we hack these things so they run around biting Republicans dicks off?

brainmist.bsky.social•1 day ago

They don't have mouths, but they do, I think, have a "neck" mounted pincer.

So I guess they could pinch them off?

lucindacatchlove.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even better really.

brainmist.bsky.social•1 day ago

I dunno, I don't see a vas deferens. 😀

lucindacatchlove.bsky.social•1 day ago

😂

brainmist.bsky.social•1 day ago

(I reserve the right to recycle this dad-joke until I am dead. Write it on my tombstone.

And yes, I told it to my dad first.)

furrywriter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yet.

untamedk9.bsky.social•23 hours ago

but... they are all dick and no balls or spines, so what's poor Robot-Rover to do?

snark66.bsky.social•20 hours ago

I think Hyundai own Boston Dynamics now.

And this is like the origin story of Battlestar Galactica/Dune/Black Mirror/Terminator/RoboCop

icarfaem.bsky.social•12 hours ago

One step closer to ED-209
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsulVXpgYg&ab_channel=Movieclips

chloescattery.bsky.social•1 day ago

How does one Terminate" it? Been awhile since I watched that film.

kristalmoonhand.bsky.social•1 day ago

ACAB includes robot dogs

yyc-another-jc.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is purely about intimidating people. Mounted cameras can and do cover every inch of the place way more reliably and cost effectively. The only purpose here is to stick it in your face that you are being watched with zero empathy.

kennymacleod.bsky.social•1 day ago

Garbage bag and duct tape.

Sorted.

kageneko.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Seeing these in the streets is a sign that the USA people need to be prepared to deal with them. (Which is horrifying)
Previous discussions indicated the batteries could be pulled - is that still the case?
There needs to be other ways to disable them too.
Grab one and test.

antiheroresuscit8r.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who owns this

billstewart.bsky.social•1 day ago

Somebody call animal control!

d-flo1.bsky.social•1 day ago

How do we know this robot doesn't have ED-209 flaws? Is this the new Elon Musk "use large quantities of live humans in normal situations to test the weapons capabilities of their fascist police robots?

astro-sven.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm sure it's only a glitch.

mrdickpound69.bsky.social•18 hours ago

water or brick

kataclyst.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sledgehammer.

possumdementhe.bsky.social•13 hours ago

But aww the boston dynamics doggo is so cute look at it dance on your corpse...

Ugh there's a reason I discontinued my computer vision project in engineering school.

anonleeks.bsky.social•1 day ago

these robot 'dogs' were also spotted on the ground of mara-la-go late last year

#PayToPlay

katcc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fucking creepy

louistxiv.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just wait till one of these gets hacked, or malfunctions and someone gets very badly hurt.
Anyone that has ever used a computer knows the almost daily frustrations of using one.

therealmothman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hopefully, the hacking happens soon and in a dramatic fashion without anyone getting seriously hurt. Need to make it very popular to hate these things.

untamedk9.bsky.social•23 hours ago

I am so angry and bitter that I honest to fuck will accept "dramatic fashion without anyone getting seriously hurt" being updated to "without anyone who voted for Harris getting seriously hurt."
I hope that little yellow critter herds Trump & co into a corner and goes full cyber-Cujo.

therealmothman.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Yeesh. That's ugly. Y'know, that's 70%ish of the population, right?

therealmothman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just putting this out there. No reason.

teletela.bsky.social•17 hours ago

We’re at black mirror already ??

jabaribrisport.bsky.social•1 day ago

A company called Boston Dynamics wants to be able to sell these to the government in bulk and ramp up domestic surveillance of Americans. I introduced a bill to ban the cops from using them (S3049.)

muffintopmomma.bsky.social•1 day ago

Boston Dynamics was at a trade show several years ago featuring a robot on a stripper pole right as you walked into the convention hall floor

Never pass up the opportunity to share that nugget

jabaribrisport.bsky.social•1 day ago

Then—behind the scenes—Boston Dynamics wrote a competing bill designed to *sound* like it’s also about protecting the public from these robots. Except: Boston Dynamics carefully built in loopholes to ensure they would still be able to sell these to the government for mass surveillance.

youngles.bsky.social•1 day ago

And if you ask the Boston museum about during the fun demonstration they will tell you they don’t sell to cops or military or put weapons on them 😭😭

jabaribrisport.bsky.social•1 day ago

Freedom cannot exist in a panopticon. Tell Boston Dynamics to get their hands out of your democracy, and tell your legislators to support S3049.

silvy777.bsky.social•1 day ago

Amazon, Google, Microsoft supporting Israel govt/military as military made a targeting AI using govt, social media, phone, & other data. Are they doing same here? https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/

silvy777.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's probably a good idea to delete Amazon, Alexa, doorbell cams; use open source like Linux instead of Microsoft, Firefox instead of Chrome, etc; & delete as much social media as possible. Same companies, same ruthless tech billionaires are here in US.
https://www.972mag.com/cloud-israeli-army-gaza-amazon-google-microsoft/

silvy777.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tech billionaire Larry Ellison, part owner of Twitter, wants all our personal govt data in one place, monitor civilians & cops 24/7 so we all "behave."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/larry-ellison-says-us-other-141517757.html

rowanauthor.bsky.social•17 hours ago

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