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The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
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supersquirrel lemmy.ca supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
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TrackenDaKracken lemmy.world TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-29
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Putting these things on workers in a warehouse to boost "productivity" is some dystopian nightmare shit.

Billionaires today: "How can we get even more work out of one person?"

Billionaires soon: "Is there some way we can just put their brain in a robot? And, would that brain still have any rights, or would I just own it? Could we just grow the brain in the lab? That's all we really need, until we get the AI thing working right."

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otacon239 lemmy.world otacon239@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-07
#3 · Quote Reply

Putting these things on workers in a warehouse to boost "productivity" is some dystopian nightmare shit. Billionaires today: "How can we get even more work out of one person?" Billionaires soon: "Is there some way we can just put their brain in a robot? And, would that brain still have any rights, or would I just own it? Could we just grow the brain in the lab? That's all we really need, until ...

But what happens when that sentient brain doesn’t want to do that work? I feel like I’ve seen this movie…

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RedSnt ♾️🦋♂️👓🖥️🐧 feddit.dk RedSnt@feddit.dk
Joined: 2023-06-18
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Putting these things on workers in a warehouse to boost "productivity" is some dystopian nightmare shit. Billionaires today: "How can we get even more work out of one person?" Billionaires soon: "Is there some way we can just put their brain in a robot? And, would that brain still have any rights, or would I just own it? Could we just grow the brain in the lab? That's all we really need, until ...

"Why do you need a break? I can see you're still at 67% charge!"

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ThePantser sh.itjust.works ThePantser@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-02-19
#5 · Quote Reply

But what happens when that sentient brain doesn’t want to do that work? I feel like I’ve seen this movie…

Then the exosuite will interface with the users brain and lobotomize them into being compliant.

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OneCardboardBox lemmy.sdf.org OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-06-16
#6 · Quote Reply

Finally there’s full robotic control, where the exoskeleton assumes complete control over part of the body.

The dawn of the Y-17 Trauma Override Harness

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otacon239 lemmy.world otacon239@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-07
#7 · Quote Reply

Then the exosuite will interface with the users brain and lobotomize them into being compliant.

Didn’t work for this guy…

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Danarchy lemmy.nz Danarchy@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2025-12-07
#8 · Quote Reply

Great another kind of skeleton nice job geniuses

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supersquirrel lemmy.ca supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-07
#9 · Quote Reply

Great another kind of skeleton nice job geniuses

These are already super useful and they will only get more useful as the tech gets better.

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Eternal192 anarchist.nexus Eternal192@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2025-09-06
#10 · Quote Reply

Surge... if you know you probably wish you didn't.

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TrackenDaKracken lemmy.world TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-29
#11 · Quote Reply

Didn’t work for this guy…

Or, this guy:

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altphoto lemmy.today altphoto@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-04-14
#12 · Quote Reply

AI needs you to click "next" o every prompt. That's why they need you in an exoskeleton.

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𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍 lemmy.world Witchfire@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-07
#13 · Quote Reply

AI needs you to click "next" o every prompt. That's why they need you in an exoskeleton.

It feels like we're moving into a version of the matrix where the bio pods are housed inside the individual machines

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-08-07
#14 · Quote Reply

Remember, Sam - this is a delivery mission.

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
Joined: 2024-10-06
#15 · Quote Reply

Remember, Sam - this is a delivery mission.

Don't forget to let me analyze your urine and feces to make more grenades.

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altphoto lemmy.today altphoto@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-04-14
#16 · Quote Reply

It feels like we're moving into a version of the matrix where the bio pods are housed inside the individual machines

Yes exactly. And why bother with fixing stupid things like legs or arms. All they need is brains.

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supersquirrel lemmy.ca supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-07
#17 · Quote Reply

Remember, Sam - this is a delivery mission.

Every mission is a delivery mission for Serious Sam

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olejellylegs lemmy.zip olejellylegs@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-16
#18 · (edited) Quote Reply

Word on the street is this is why Trump looks like he’s wearing a diaper, can’t walk a straight line, and keeps tapping his legs as he walks…

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PabloSexcrowbar piefed.social PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-11-22
#19 · (edited) Quote Reply

Word on the street is this is why Trump looks like he’s wearing a diaper, can’t walk a straight line, and keeps tapping his legs as he walks…

God, of course we get our first presidential mech suit and it's fucking Trump.

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-08-07
#20 · Quote Reply

Title has major “Dawn Of The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes” energy btw

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moldy_rice piefed.keyboardvagabond.com moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
Joined: 2026-08-07
#21 · (edited) Quote Reply

God, of course we get our first presidential mech suit and it's fucking Trump.

His brain has basically been replaced by grok, so it works

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NightFantom slrpnk.net NightFantom@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-08
#22 · Quote Reply

Great another kind of skeleton nice job geniuses

Of course, it's spooktober 💀🎺

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