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BD/DARPA Wildcat Robot

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2013-10-07 19:09 in Robotics
Pretty freaky. Big Dog was nuttin'. Boston Dynamics IS Skynet.

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/speedy-darpa-wildcat-robot-goes-wireless-signals-end-191620647.html

Comments

  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2013-10-05 12:20
    Imagine that thing coming at you in a dark alley!!!! Other than the one fall it seems pretty stable. It must be nice to use someoe else's unlimited resurces to design and build whatever you want!!!
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2013-10-06 00:21
    Impressive robot. Looks and sounds like it's powered by a 2 stroke gas engine. Reminds me of my go-carting days.
  • propMakerpropMaker Posts: 65
    edited 2013-10-06 08:31
    Looks pretty useless. Why build something like that without a saddle?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-10-06 21:59
    propMaker wrote: »
    Looks pretty useless. Why build something like that without a saddle?

    @propMaker: Saddle up, CityBoy.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2013-10-07 10:31
    It looks like the chevaline from the book "The Diamond Age".
  • propMakerpropMaker Posts: 65
    edited 2013-10-07 19:09
    erco wrote: »
    @propMaker: CityBoy.

    You take that back! I grew up on a farm.

    I just hope we go through a peaceful phase where we get to ride Boston Dynamics robots, before we have to bow to them as our robot overlords.
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