[HN Gopher] Kicking Robots
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       Kicking Robots
        
       Author : Hooke
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2025-12-06 21:38 UTC (5 days ago)
        
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       | oxfeed65261 wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/Ecmai
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       | 'You can learn a surprising amount by kicking things. It's an
       | epistemological method you often see deployed by small children,
       | who target furniture, pets, and their peers in the hope of
       | answering important questions about the world. Questions like
       | "How solid is this thing?" and "Can I knock it over?" and "If I
       | kick it, will it kick me back?"'
        
         | a3w wrote:
         | Having been an eight year old boy, I remember the number one
         | rule of physics:
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         | "Using force is always right. But can I apply _enough_ force "
        
           | 9dev wrote:
           | Relatedly, if force doesn't help, try more force!
        
             | moffkalast wrote:
             | Violence is not the answer.
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             | It is the question.
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             | The answer is 'yes'.
        
         | stronglikedan wrote:
         | That one CEO just learned a surprising amount about kicking
         | things judging by the look on his face as he fell, but in that
         | case it was the robot kicking him!
        
       | bitwize wrote:
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKjCWfuvYxQ
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       | Obligatory.
        
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