PETMAN, the biped humanoid from Boston Dynamics, recently got to do its job: to test military clothing and equipment. As seen in the video below, the robot was given some clothes and equipment to test… and it did just that. It is very interesting to see the robot walk and move effortlessly. What do you think of this kind of […]
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By Carlos Asmat & filed under Competitions, Humanoids, Rescue, Research.
As we reported before, DARPA issued its latest challenge where they will require a humanoid robot to complete a series of tasks (worthy of an action movie) which include driving a car, breaking down a wall, and using tools – all with the goal of “saving the day” during a mock industrial accident. The challenge officially started today, […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Military, Research.
Boston Dynamics’ “Cheetah” robot just broke its own speed record. This in and of itself is quite an achievement, considering it was already the fastest legged robot in existence, but it also broke Usain Bolt’s record (100m and 200m sprinting world champion)! The cheetah robot was able to achieve 45.5 km/hr, smashing Usain ’s record of 44.7 km/h. […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Humanoids, Military.
PETMAN has to be the most physically capable humanoid robot in terms of flexibility, range of motion and robustness. It has been developed by Boston Dynamics, the same people who created BigDog, and is intended to tryout military equipment. Check out this video in order to see the robot, walk, move and get kicked. Kicking […]
By Vincent Abry & filed under Prototypes.
Boston Dynamics’ LittleDog has made progress recently. Not only was this little robotic critter able to move alone over difficult terrain, but now it does so with greater confidence: It jumps, climbs stairs, and reacts to real-time obstacles. “Little Dog” means “petit chien” in French, and it is impressive to watch. It is equipped with […]
By Vincent Abry & filed under Humanoids.
The Petman robot by Boston Dynamics is a mobile robot prototype on two legs which moves like a human being. Petman can walk at a speed of 6 km/h. Look closely at how its feet and legs move in slow motion; he walks like a man. Now imagine once this biped robot has been developed […]
By Vincent Abry & filed under Military.
You may surely remember the robot mule from Boston Dynamics also known as Big Dog (see the video below). First we invite you to check out an interview conducted by Sander Olson with Marc Raibert, MIT professor and Boston Dynamics founder. Then, great news for this company that has just won a 32 million dollar […]
By William Cox & filed under Military.
About two years ago we reported on the pretty amazing BigDog robot built by Boston Dynamics. Well, BigDog has returned and is better than ever. The latest video shows BigDog (with the same-old characteristic whine) carrying its load up steep hills (up to 35 degrees), over very rough terrain (like a huge pile of […]
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