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    Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master

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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    10/28/09

    In reply to Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master
    Already expecting a video parody... #petman
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/26/09

    In reply to Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master
    I am in no way up on the robotics scene but Boston Dynamics seems to be awfully productive lately. The minute they put arms on these things I'm building a salt water moat around my house. I mean apartment. And its not mine, I just rent. Well, pay some of the rent. #petman
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    Image of Thee Sea Thee Sea
    10/26/09

    In reply to Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master
    ...Metal Gear!? #petman
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    Image of eliblack eliblack
    10/26/09

    In reply to Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master
    Those are 5.10 Coyote climbing shoes it's wearing. Neat! #petman
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/26/09

    In reply to Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master
    Man I can't wait for the future, this is so awesome.

    Even the tech in 10 years is going to be spectacular. We're seeing the convergence of so many different ideas and inventions that are creating fantastic products to make our lives completely different and insanely more productive. I'm just sad I won't be alive long enough to see what 2100 has in store for the world. #petman
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    Image of club662 club662
    10/26/09

    @jakebathman:
    well it depends, i'd have to reach 118 for that so i have 2 choices:

    The world will produce cool tech by then, which will include tech to keep me alive that long, so i'll be able to see it.

    Or our tech won't even make it that far in which case i don't want to see it anyway... #petman
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/27/09

    @club662: I'd like to think we'll have bumped up life expectancy by the time I'm old, so maybe I'll live 'til around 2080 (90 years old or so) but I'd love to be around for 113 to see the next millennium too. #petman
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/26/09

    In reply to Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master
    Hmmmmm....That suspiciously looks like the way Terminators walk(stilted)....Coincidence? #petman
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    Image of beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: past art imitating future life, future life imitating past art... me thinks #petman
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    Image of kylenalepa kylenalepa
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    What an asshole.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    I would walk down that hallway every day slower than shit just to make that stupid alarm go off and annoy my coworkers..
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    Image of NoelZavala NoelZavala
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Amazing what a bunch of lazy whiners this board is full of.
    This is the exact attitude that's sending America down the crapper. "I want it all, but don't ask me to actually EARN it."

    God forbid anyone actually WORK hard for a living. To compare this to slavery is beyond moronic.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    05/30/09

    @NoelZavala: You're the first one to make that comparison. And nobody is saying that they shouldn't have to work for a living, just that these rules are seemingly arbitrary and beyond asinine.
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    Image of donkill donkill
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Good job Canon now im going to go outside with my printer and throw it in the garbage i wont evan give the shit away and that point and shoot i was going to buy from you?Kiss that cash goodbye and just wait till they hear about my ad campain.
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    05/30/09

    @donkill: Throwing the printer away at this point isn't going to affect them in any way, it's just wasteful wait 'till the ink runs out and then take it apart, there's all sorts of neat motors and controllers inside the typical printer.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Well... I sure hope they appreciate the productivity gains they find when everyone gets stressed out and run ragged, then gets sick and has to take time off... idiots.
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    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    I don't believe this (esp. the alarm part), this must be a joke...
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    Image of mjgolli mjgolli
    05/30/09

    @Invisible pussy: Working conditions like this are not at all uncommon in Japan. Even worse if you are a foreigner.
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    Image of ShariC ShariC
    05/30/09

    Considering that a manager at one point put an employee in a wrestling hold to demonstrate some point about aggression and managed to kill the employee, I think bosses in Japan think they can do whatever they want to their workers. (Hi, Mike!)
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    Image of Brenton Poke Brenton Poke
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    Aren't human rights supposed to keep this from being legal?
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    Image of ShariC ShariC
    05/30/09

    @Brenton Poke: This is in Japan. Human rights aren't quite the same here.
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    Image of Michai Michai
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    This is not that bad. As a chef I stand, as well as my cooks, at times for 11 hours or more in a hot humid environment. For those of you who have worked in the food service industry you know that breaks are often not given out, so its not uncommon for someone to work a 10 to 12 shift without ever having sat down. I don't feel bad for these guys, I bet their backs feel a lot better than if they had to sit in one spot all day.
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    Image of NoelleBlue NoelleBlue
    05/30/09

    @Michai: A similar point has been made earlier in this thread, but you're MOVING. Constantly. Your eyes are here, and there, as are your feet, and the same is true for your cooks. Your job is on the move. I have worked retail where I could only stand, and busy days, where I was constantly running around, were far preferable to the slow ones. Just standing there, writing/etc is a form of hell.


    When you're working on a computer and because of the way you hunch your body the support of a chair beneath you is invaluable. Most people have a certain way they stand and put pressure on certain parts of their bodies, and doing that all day does not feel good, or active, or help your back. Quite the opposite. Repeat, HELL.


    In short: Don't make this out to be a laziness versus activity thing, it's not at all. Working at a desk writing/typing/on the phone while standing perfectly still is not good for your body the way being in constant motion is.

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    Image of Matt Heimlich Matt Heimlich
    05/30/09

    In reply to Canon Employees Are Forbidden to Sit Down, Walk at Normal Pace
    The risk of back, hip, and knee problems is staggering.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/30/09

    @Matt Heimlich: Not really. They are punished for staggering as well.
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