I for one Welcome our New Robotic Overlords

[Bicycle Bill]

540 robots — and some drones — perform a dance routine in perfect sync.
(It was originally intended to only use 240 of these guys, but what the hell — let's blow the wow-factor meter completely off the scale!)

http://www.picgifs.com/smileys/smileys- ... 022395.gif
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[BoSoxGal]

That's pretty cool - but did they make all those robots just for that performance? If so, what waste!

[RayThom]

Amazing! Let's hear it for diversity in the workplace... 540 gay robots.

Do they do show tunes, too?

[kmccune]

Thats an animation ,right ?

[Bicycle Bill]

Thats an animation ,right ?

km, follow the link I provided (it's above the link to the YouTube video) and the links contained within the article that comes up, and answer your own question.

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[BoSoxGal]

I hadn't checked the link before; it led me to your comment which leads me to ask - why not share that lovely avatar here, instead of worst avatar ever?

[Bicycle Bill]

I hadn't checked the link before; it led me to your comment which leads me to ask - why not share that lovely avatar here, instead of worst avatar ever?

I tried to use it when I first signed up and it wouldn't take; the file was too big, apparently, because I got this message:

"The submitted avatar is 163 pixels wide and 138 pixels high.  Avatars must be at least 20 pixels wide and 20 pixels high, but no larger than 160 pixels wide and 160 pixels high."

And I don't know how to resize it in order to shorten it by 3 pixels.

I've got a couple of other things I might be able to do as a work-around, though, so "The World's Worst Avatar" may end up being retired/replaced anyway.

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[BoSoxGal]

http://www.picresize.com/

It's a very simple tool, even an old guy can use it.

Avatars here can be no larger than 21.48kb and 160 x 160 pixels - you can choose 'custom size' when you use the tool, enter those numbers and you're good to go.

eta: Make sure you download the resulting file to your computer, then upload it here - can't use url links in the avatar field.

[kmccune]

Didnt try, links dont always work on my setup due to security issues and whatever ,looks like a Computer animation to me . Hard to imagine anyone would waste that mush money on single purpose robots (the crooner had a nice voice however )
Nice Avatar BSG , very easy on the eyes.

[kmccune]

Well I did watch the link finally ,seems like it was a Chinese propaganda deal ,eh? CA has matured to such a level it is hard to distinguish reality from the imaginary on a screen .(what language is the Guy singing in ,Mandarin ?-He has a wonderful voice )

[MajGenl.Meade]

Pepper the robot wants to be your friend. It can listen to you, can tell when you're feeling down, dance, and follow you around — all on its own. Next year, Pepper is coming to America.

In the meantime, Pepper is already making friends with one of the world's most famous astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

At the Clinton Global Initiative's "The Future of Global Impact" conference on Monday, Pepper hugged it out with Tyson, an astrophysicist at the Natural Museum of History and the host of "Cosmos" and "Star Talk," who was moderating the event.



But before it can take over the US, Pepper needs to get to know us better. To better fit in with its new audience, Pepper's creators are giving the robot's manners an American makeover.

When the "emotional" robot debuted in Japan earlier this year— selling for $2000 American dollars — it sold out in under a minute. Japanese consumers were eager to get their own personal robot buddies, outfitted to understand the ins and outs of Japanese culture. In Japan, Pepper bows and "is much more silly and cute," Aldebaran Robotics communications manager Alia Pyros told MIT Technology Review.

http://www.techinsider.io/american-vers ... oon-2015-9

[Bicycle Bill]

"...selling for $2000 American dollars"

Considering there are people willing to pay almost a thousand dollars for a smartphone (retail price for an iPhone 6S+ w/128 GB memory is $949), if they can keep it at that price point we're going to be up to our earlobes in companion robots.
On the plus side, maybe we can finally eliminate the questionable use of so-called 'companion animals'
(note: 'companion animals', not 'service animals')

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[Bicycle Bill]

Hey, BoSoxGal — it worked!!!  Thanks!!
Definitely gonna put that tool's url someplace where I won't lose it anytime soon.

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[BoSoxGal]

happy to help!

[Econoline]

http://www.picresize.com/

It's a very simple tool, even an old guy can use it.

I can't ever seem to get the site to load.

If I'm using Chrome, I get

This site can’t be reached

http://www.picresize.com took too long to respond.
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

If I'm using Firefox I get

The connection has timed out

The server at http://www.picresize.com is taking too long to respond.

● The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.
● If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection.
● If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

(yeah, I tried temporarily turning off my security program's firewall)

If I'm using Internet Explorer I get

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

What you can try:
Diagnose Connection Problems

More information

This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including:

● Internet connectivity has been lost.
● The website is temporarily unavailable.
● The Domain Name Server (DNS) is not reachable.
● The Domain Name Server (DNS) does not have a listing for the website's domain.
● There might be a typing error in the address.
● If this is an HTTPS (secure) address, click Tools, click Internet Options, click Advanced, and check to be sure the SSL and TLS protocols are enabled under the security section.

If I'm using MS Edge (on my laptop, where I've upgraded to Windows 10) I get

Hmm, we can't reach this page.

Try this

● Make sure you've got the right web address: http://www.picresize.com

● Refresh the page

● Search for what you want

[Lord Jim]

Here you go Econo, I've done it for you:



http://i.picresize.com/images/2016/05/23/LEU6J.jpg

No need to thank me; consider it a community service...

[Econoline]

Thanks, Jim...and you're right: that was a real community service. As you can tell from my previous post, I really did try, many times, in many different ways, to go to picresize.com and do it myself; I still have no idea why I can't get there.

[MajGenl.Meade]

You know you can resize any picture in the comfort of your own home? Just copy the image to Pictures; open in Paint; resize and save. Paint allows resizing by pixel.