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[-] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 26 points 4 days ago

I lol’d because one of the questions in the comments was, well what can it do, and the answer was…not much. That’s an awfully expensive toy…but at least the legs are replaceable 🤷‍♂️

[-] smeenz 1 points 3 days ago

Yes but in this case it generates income for the author in terms of his ongoing employment.

A bunch of people snapped pictures of my robot dog. Several people asked me questions. Was it being used for surveillance? (No.)

Are you sure?

[-] smeenz 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Not by him.

[-] excursion22@piefed.ca 16 points 4 days ago

Benn Jordan had some fun with one of these, it was an entertaining and frightening experience...

[-] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Very informative, thanks.

[-] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I have no idea who this is

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 9 points 3 days ago

Why? Jesus Christ. Unless you are planning on taking it apart and reading it's circuitry, don't patronize this kind of shit.

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago
[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

It has three modes; silent, pulse, and throb.

[-] dangercake@feddit.uk 8 points 3 days ago

It's got what plants crave

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago

On a sunny morning in June, I walked to work with a quadruped robot beside me. I’ve never gotten more attention from strangers.

[-] magnue@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Still cheaper than a 5090

[-] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 9 points 4 days ago

Thats not even funny its just fuckin sad and stupid.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

I still jerk off manually.

[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Of course you do.

[-] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Not sure how my organic dog would react.

[-] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

A living dog isn't that easy to fool. There is a dead object moving, like a falling broomstick, or any other of the human's toys.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

almost too realistic.

My robot dog after it collapsed steps from my home. The light on its “face” was blinking red, and the lidar sensor on its “nose” was still spinning.

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago
[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today -3 points 3 days ago

a real dog wouldve been cheaper, and cheaper to maintaine, what happens if the company goes under and you can repair it.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

But when you go on holiday, your "real" dog can't be just switched off!

One is a toy, the other is a living creature man.

this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2026
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