shepp Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 hour ago, 392heminut said: Great pics Shepp! Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 The fog has been crazy here, starting to feel like I live in coastal Maine. Last night we went from clear to full fog in 15 min. The out come produces a winter wonderland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Absolutely beautiful. You have some stuff there that would make good stock photos. Have you very looks into hooking up with AP or one of the companies that do that? You have to caption the hell out of it, but there could be some dollars to make there. I love the fence and the last one with the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, DNP said: Absolutely beautiful. You have some stuff there that would make good stock photos. Have you very looks into hooking up with AP or one of the companies that do that? You have to caption the hell out of it, but there could be some dollars to make there. I love the fence and the last one with the road. Thanks buddy. no never, I just took these on my phone at work today. Not sure they’re quality enough. I think I’m gonna get this one printed on metal Edited January 6, 2021 by shepp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/5/2021 at 12:36 AM, 98Z5V said: That's SkyNet. CyberDyne Systems. Tell me I'm wrong... Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 10 hours ago, shepp said: The fog has been crazy here, starting to feel like I live in coastal Maine. Last night we went from clear to full fog in 15 min. The out come produces a winter wonderland Those are some great pictures @shepp. Some of the cell phone cameras take great pictures. Most of them do not hold up to enlargement, but yours look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Those are some great pictures @shepp. Some of the cell phone cameras take great pictures. Most of them do not hold up to enlargement, but yours look great. Thank you! The other ones were on my dslr the cardinal is probably the best I’ve taken with my newest lens, if you zoom in the feather detail is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 21 minutes ago, shepp said: Thank you! The other ones were on my dslr the cardinal is probably the best I’ve taken with my newest lens, if you zoom in the feather detail is awesome That is a great picture. It reminds me of this picture I took with a previous phone. It is one one of my favorite pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 That is crazy from a phone. Mind blowing where technology has gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 That picture was from a few years ago. I have always liked Nokia phones for their cameras. They also had a GPS app that was at least equal to standalone GPS systems and superior to Google maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Armed Eye Doc said: I have always liked Nokia phones for their cameras. Ah shiit, here we go again!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Rsquared said: Yep. Check it, brother - more real than we imagine right now?... https://sofrep.com/news/army-research-laboratory-adopts-biohybrid-technology/?utm_campaign=U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Found Dead on Highway (Xf5nqt)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=SOFREP - Highly Engaged&_ke=eyJrbF9jb21wYW55X2lkIjogIkhWUzNDYSIsICJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJyZ3JoYXJ0bGV5QGhvdG1haWwuY29tIn0%3D Army No More Wimpy Robots: Army Adopts Revolutionary Biohybrid Technology by J. W. Sotak 4 days ago A new initiative from the United States Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory is seeking to build the next generation of battlefield robots. But unlike drones or first-generation four-legged robots like the Army’s Legged Locomotion and Movement Adaptation, or LLAMA, these new robots will fuse robot technology with actual muscle fibers. The goal, according to a recently-released video on the technology, is to develop a class of more agile and dynamic robots capable of operating in a wider range of environments and applications. This program falls under a relatively new scientific approach to robotics called Biohybrid Robotics. Simply put, Biohybrid Robotics can be thought of as the inverse of a cyborg, or cybernetic organism. Where a cyborg is an entity consisting largely of biological material that is enhanced by technology, the majority of a biohybrid robot is technological but enhanced by biological material. In this case, the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is hoping to replace mechanical actuators — which are inherently limited in their output — with muscle fibers that can adjust and evolve to meet the challenges of a dynamic battlespace. Although the application of biohybrid technology is still years away, experts believe it could be a breakthrough for robotics and the battlefield. Dr. Dean Culver, a research scientist at ARL, believes that biohybrids will be able to support soldiers in a much more comprehensive way because they’ll be able to overcome environmental anomalies much better than traditional robots. “One obstacle that faces ground-based robots today is an inability to instantly adjust or adapt to unstable terrain,” Culver said. “Muscle actuation, though certainly not solely responsible for it, is a big contributor to animals’ ability to navigate uneven and unreliable terrain.” Biohybrid technology could allow robots to adjust their “envelope” or their overall body shape, making it easier for them to maneuver in tight spaces, or in real-time on a battlefield with evolving obstacles. “Similarly, flapping wings and flying organisms’ ability to reconfigure their envelope gives them the ability to dart here and there even among branches. In multi-domain operations, this kind of agility and versatility means otherwise inaccessible areas are now viable, and those options can be critical to the U.S. military’s success.” Biohybrid technology has largely been an academic enterprise. A report on biohybrids from 2019 cites several university programs, including a Harvard team, that successfully created a biohybrid fish capable of swimming like a ray, and a Tokyo University group that designed small, finger-like biohybrids. But with ARL picking up the biohybrid ball, the technology is sure to get a boost. Tissue-engineered soft robotic ray that’s controlled with light. (Karaghen Hudson and Michael Rosnach, CC BY-ND) In general, robotics have become a large part of defense spending in recent years. In 2019 alone, a single Massachusetts-based robotics research company earned over $160 million in defense spending. Large defense contractors, like FLIR, are the go-to firms when the Army needs a new toy. NASA is also getting in on the biohybrid action. In a report from 2019, NASA researchers explained how biohybrids could be revolutionary when it comes to space exploration. The goal would be to use biohybrids “in situations that are ‘dangerous, dirty, or dull,'” and to “help keep astronauts safe and productive while conducting their lives in space and other planetary bodies.” These biologically-enhanced robots could begin to replace animals still serving in the ranks. Military Working Dogs, for example, while extremely good at detecting drugs, explosives, or humans, are susceptible to the dangers of the battlefield. And, just like the noble war-horse, dogs and other highly trained animals — like those trained under the Navy’s Marine Mammal Program — will undoubtedly be phased out in favor of machines which can work longer, harder and don’t require food, water and specialized care. A research team extensively tests the Canine Auditory Protection System headgear with military working dogs and federal law enforcement working dogs, for wearability, usability, and comfort. The team also measures hearing protection effectiveness during helicopter operations and found a significant reduction in short-term hearing loss. (Zeteo Tech) But Army robots are still highly limited and cannot perform the way a well-trained animal can. They are, essentially, remote-controlled devices that are unilateral in their application. “Though impressive in their own right, today’s robots are deployed to serve a limited purpose then are retrieved some minutes later,” said Culver. “ARL wants robots to be versatile teammates capable of going anywhere Soldiers can and more, adapting to the needs of any given situation.” Dr. Culver believes that by equipping robots with biological material, they could come to contend with and eventually outperform military animals. “Organisms outperform engineered robots in so many ways,” he says. “Why not use biological components to achieve those remarkable capabilities?” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 @Rsquared - ^^^ that shiit right there is CyberDyne Systems, in it's beginning, brother... 🤪 And we're watching it happen?... Democrats control elections now, through technology (Dominion, as a reminder for the slower kids in the class) - can you imagine them, controlling voting forever now, and controlling some shiit like this?!!? Fuckin' Skeery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Armed Eye Doc said: That is a great picture. It reminds me of this picture I took with a previous phone. It is one one of my favorite pictures. That’s a great photo doc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 8 hours ago, 98Z5V said: @Rsquared - ^^^ that shiit right there is CyberDyne Systems, in it's beginning, brother... 🤪 And we're watching it happen?... Democrats control elections now, through technology (Dominion, as a reminder for the slower kids in the class) - can you imagine them, controlling voting forever now, and controlling some shiit like this?!!? Fuckin' Skeery... Yep. I saw an article on that shooting capable robot a while back. Shook my head then also. And just think, fukin google used to have their hands in that company. Since then, they sold it off to a Japanese firm (Softbank I think). So, big tech involved with something like that. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, I know, the leftist communist's who are now going to be in charge of fukin everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Well...I’ll have to stock up on saber rounds. Maybe we can get those for the 500BO when @Robocop1051 starts selling firearms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, DNP said: Well...I’ll have to stock up on saber rounds. Maybe we can get those for the 500BO when @Robocop1051 starts selling firearms. Now you just need to see if you can get a promo code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 I have a fear I’ll be waiting longer than LAG has to wait for that RRA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 11:46 PM, Armed Eye Doc said: Now you just need to see if you can get a promo code. Well who doesn't think that that's a deal right there? On 1/7/2021 at 11:49 PM, DNP said: I have a fear I’ll be waiting longer than LAG has to wait for that RRA. I'm starting to think that those things are made out of unicorns and dreams, with a little bit of pixie dust sprinkled over the top of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Promo code is probably boba fett or some shit @Robocop1051 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 4 hours ago, shepp said: Promo code is probably boba fett or some shit @Robocop1051 Promo code ROBISASEXYBEAST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) HE'S ALIVE!!! How the hell are ya Wyatt!! Edited January 10, 2021 by 392heminut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 21 hours ago, Robocop1051 said: Promo code ROBISASEXYBEAST And that's exactly what it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Shooting off a mono pod has really stepped up my game, Hopfully my neighbors don’t call the cops on me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 This guy landed above in training the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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