Kawasaki has recently revealed its computer-generated concept for the Corleo, a “robotic horse.” The video shows the automated equine galloping through

Because of course they are.

AI generated video here:

https://youtu.be/t1ckJdIp_NA

NGL - I kinda want to run around on an AI robot panther. Can we get 4 more, paint them different colors, and merge them into a giant robot? That would be sweet!

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    42 minutes ago

    Bet it sucks to ride tbh. I cannot imagine that being more comfortable than a motorcycle of any kind. There has to be better ways for rough terrain than reinventing the wheel. Bet the investors love it though so I suppose mission accomplished.

  • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    So imagine far in the future scholars discussing, how heavy cavalry revolutionized XXI century warfare.

    TBH something really useful would look more like a “General Grievous mode” exoskeleton.

    Lightsabers would be good too.

    • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 hour ago

      I assume once equipped for warfare they’ll be packing like a 20mm cannon on the undercarriage, and crap out landmines.

      • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        54 minutes ago

        Spitting out drones.

        A cannon is good, but a vibro-pike like the old days would do too, imagine a robotic lancer charge at some terrified Muslim idiots.

  • Redex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    6 hours ago

    This is a concept for a hydrogen powered robot for 2050. There is no shot they’re developing this and even if they are it’s literally a quarter of a century from now. This is just marketing BS.

  • jj4211@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    5 hours ago

    That video was pretty janky, I thought for sure it wouldn’t be direct from Kawasaki but yeah…

    Someone fed the concept into an AI video generator, proclaimed a 2050 target date, so absolutely far enough away this will be forgotten by the time everyone realizes that this was zero actual effort towards anything.

    So now AI lets marketing folks make their completely going nowhere idea into a substantial concept video casually…

  • "no" banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    331·
    11 hours ago

    I’m sorry but we already have horses. Things we don’t have which should be ridable are things like spiders, mice, sausages, millipedes, cats etc. Make one of those!

    edit: looks like it walks more like a cat than a horse. I guess we’re getting a cat.

    • AJ1@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      11 hours ago

      I’m waiting for the laser sword as a standard option. It’s always a bad idea to buy the first model anyway, and you know it’s coming. I mean who in their right mind rides a robot horse without a light sabre?

  • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
    11·
    11 hours ago

    As someone who owns a Kawasaki motorcycle and has been very pleased with their sales and service staff: won’t touch that thing. I don’t even know how/where one would refuel the thing; I’ve not seen hydrogen Stations anywhere here in japanJapan so far despite various automakers talking about it.