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Now Boston Dynamics' BigDog can lift and toss (w/ video) - 0 views

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scibyte85 BosonDynamics

shared by Mars Base on 03 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • BigDog has a new appendage to its torso that resembles a head.
  • Boston Dynamics is giving BigDog an enhanced ability to rely on its entire body for throwing heavy objects around, with an appendage powerful enough to lift and throw the objects aside.
  • the entire body goes to work with fancy step-work to throw fifty-pound objects over its shoulder,
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  • grasping a block with "jaws" and flinging it out of the way.
  • The idea is to make BigDog successfully cope with heavy objects that need to be hurled out of the way
  • BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule; about 3 feet long, 2.5 feet tall and weighs 240 lbs
  • BigDog can run at four miles per hour, walk across the roughest terrain, make its way through mud and snow (its four legs are articulated like an animal
  • The robot carries 300-plus pound loads. According to Boston Dynamics, BigDog covered 12.8 miles without stopping or refueling, setting a world record for legged vehicles.
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Video: Cheetah Robot Sets a New Land Speed Record | Popular Science - 0 views

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scibyte62 BosonDynamics

shared by Mars Base on 06 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Boston Dynamics' Cheetah
  • fastest a robot had ever run
  • was coursing along at 18 miles per hour
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  • that up to a frightening 28.3 MPH.
  • Usain Bolt's peak speed during the 100-meter dash was 27.78 MPH
  • Cheetah, for now, is tethered to an external power supply, and runs on an indoor treadmill.
  • Next year, however, Boston Dynamics plans to unleash Wildcat (pictured above), a Cheetah that's designed to run untethered.
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This Video of a Cyborg Quadriped Will Have You Gasping in Terror - 0 views

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scibyte106 BosonDynamics WildCat

shared by Mars Base on 06 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • t the WildCat is a brand new robot created to run fast on all types of terrain, and so far its top speed has been about 16 mph on flat terrain using both bounding and galloping gaits.
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