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I have long attested that whatever sci fi can think up, humans will eventually create.

In b4 451 isnt SciFi

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[–] NegativeInf 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

That Boston dynamics robot runs at like 4 miles an hour. The fastest robot dog runs at like almost 12 or something.

Average running speed for humans is between 6.4 and 8 mph depending on gender, etc. And if the obesity rates are correct, I think that it's probably a lot lower and for incredibly short bursts if anything.

Here's the record.

https://youtu.be/-2k7H3CIhoQ?si=DsNJqFaQcN6HVVp2

Strap a weapon to this bad boy, and howdy, you've got a war machine!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Too bad for the elderly and disabled/differently abled.

[–] NegativeInf 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

But think of the cost savings!!! /S

[–] Crismus 6 points 5 months ago

Yep. Just start burning the bodies of the weak and elderly every week. Then only the strongest survive. ..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] NegativeInf 4 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also keep in mind that humans can run even faster if they do so on all fours.

[–] NegativeInf 7 points 5 months ago

And source paper.

By 2050, we are going to have only quadrupedal Olympic runners!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

And is running in the most inefficient way possible

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't there a cheetah bot that can burn a good clip. Dunno what its carrying capacity is, but I remember it could out run puny protestors.

[–] NegativeInf 2 points 5 months ago

After looking it up, it says about 8.86 mph after converting from 13 feet per second. Some sites say it's 13 mph, but I trust wired when they state 13 feet per second.