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Boston Dynamics Knocks it Out of the Park

Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
edited 2012-03-28 23:54 in General Discussion
I mean literally, the name Sand Flea says it all:

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  • jdoleckijdolecki Posts: 726
    edited 2012-03-28 05:54
    What is it using to launch it ?
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-03-28 06:11
    According to the news article the piston is powered by compressed CO2.
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2012-03-28 06:43
    Very cool.

    But I won't be happy until they get BigDog to make those jumps, too.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-03-28 08:01
    It's like parkour for robots.

    -Phil
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-03-28 08:43
    Yowsah!

    My knees hurt seeing jumps like that.
  • RobotWorkshopRobotWorkshop Posts: 2,307
    edited 2012-03-28 09:05
    erco wrote: »
    Yowsah!

    My knees hurt seeing jumps like that.

    It's not the jumps, It's the landings that may be painful!
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2012-03-28 09:16
    As Darth Vader says, "Impressive!!"

    Yeah, I know a principle use of this sort of thing is for military (I'm fine with it if it saves lives), but it could also be used in planetary exploration and mine safety, and it's just begging for Erco to license the technology to make a neat toy of it. I'd buy one!

    I rank Boston Dynamics up there with places like Parallax for Really_Neat_Places_To_Work. Developing things like this seem more like fun than actual work. Who wouldn't want to come into the office, early even, to finish up a nifty thing like this?

    -- Gordon
  • Paul Sr.Paul Sr. Posts: 435
    edited 2012-03-28 09:17
    That's coming! I just saw something in print related to that...
    ElectricAye wrote: »
    Very cool.

    But I won't be happy until they get BigDog to make those jumps, too.
  • RobotWorkshopRobotWorkshop Posts: 2,307
    edited 2012-03-28 11:39
    Eventually they will get to this:

    http://www.explore-science-fiction-movies.com/amee-red-planet.html#axzz1qRE9emub

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPbN5gll5nE
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2012-03-28 13:08
    Mars Lending crew? Is this like Check 'n Go or more like Diamond Rental? Either way, I'm stunned that the notion has spread to neighboring planets.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-03-28 13:12
    GordonMcComb wrote: »
    I rank Boston Dynamics up there with places like Parallax for Really_Neat_Places_To_Work. Developing things like this seem more like fun than actual work. Who wouldn't want to come into the office, early even, to finish up a nifty thing like this?

    I've thought of applying there, but I am not sure how much I would have to pay them.
  • bsnutbsnut Posts: 521
    edited 2012-03-28 23:54
    Now that's a cool robot
    Martin_H wrote: »
    According to the news article the piston is powered by compressed CO2.
    The only problem that I see is the jumping robot won't be jumping when the compressed CO2 runs out. I wondering how many jumps to they get on one compressed CO2 tank?
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