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Another Boston Dynamics mind-freak.

Martin HodgeMartin Hodge Posts: 1,246
edited 2013-07-27 14:34 in Robotics

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  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2013-04-07 13:41
    That's a scary place!
    Consider they don't show us EVERYTHING they can do presently.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-04-07 17:08
    Pretty cool, but I can see the wires supporting and moving that big puppet. :)

    If you're gonna have wires, get off the treadmill and perform! Actually it's interesting to watch this marionette. Consider how many DOFs are going on there. It's going to be a very long time before any amount of animatronics can outdo a pair of skilled hands.

    Speaking of which, the whole routine is very well done. Looks like the video was made from an old VHS tape. Check out the nice sleight of puppet hand at 3:06 .... (apparently no string) and the sad ending... Great storytelling!
  • ZootZoot Posts: 2,227
    edited 2013-04-07 20:12
    Petman is a testing device, like a crash test dummy, except it's used specifically for testing chemcial haz/warfare garments. That's why the robot (a drone, in a sense) is doing stretches, runs, twisting at the waist, etc. It's so they can see if wear-and-tear causes failures in the chem suit, without having to make humans do it over and over and over and over and over.
  • lardomlardom Posts: 1,659
    edited 2013-04-08 10:15
    "Petman" could also be programmed to be "Big Dog's" handler. ;)
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-04-08 13:32
    More on Petman and DARPA's next challenge at http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/petman-dressed
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-07-26 20:12
    Funny "self-driving car" prank mind-freaks fast-food workers, but maybe not DARPA. Almost as good as the two guys in the Big Dog costume. :)
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2013-07-27 09:58
    According to a rumor I heard on the Internet, they're working on battle armor. Here's the leaked photo:

    Cyberman_-_Army_of_Ghosts_episode_%282006%29.jpg
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2013-07-27 14:34
    Hope it doesn't impact marksmanship like this stuff:

    stormtrooper.jpg


    These guys couldn't shoot very well.
    stormtrooper.jpg
    300 x 400 - 17K
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