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Video: Army’s new robotic mule keeps its balance on ice
It’s totally freaky when it slips on the ice, or that guy gives it a swift kick in the side.
Article here: http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-space/article/2008-03/darpas-amazing-robot-pack-mule-keeps-its-balance-ice
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cool, in an eerie sort of way!
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That is stunning!
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Makes you wonder how far off a Terminator is?
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AT-AT walkers anyone?
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Freaky.
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That's pretty neat. I wonder how much it cost.
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WOW! that thing is amazing!
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Looks like two guys in a animal suit facing each other at times.
I've seen the request for this on-line for at least six years now as part of the sbir-sttr program. Freaky, freaky, freaky. Anyone run a Snopes on it yet?
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Quote:
http://www.bostondynamics.com/index.php
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Yeah no one's going to hear that coming. I think after marching behind it for a few hours I'd stick a grenade in it's a$$
 I wonder why they put the legs like that kind of horse like in the front and human like in the rear? Cool
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stealthn, that's what I was thinking... Seems like with the gene splicing we're doing now-days it would have been cheaper to just cross a human with a jacka$$...
Some might say that's been done (many in Congress could be the evidence of this..) but none of them have 4 legs...
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6 legs is the way to go - think about it -- you always have a nice stable tripod when moving other legs -- with 4 legs you need a LOT better control systems -- works for mammals and reptiles but we are struggling to emulate cockroaches with our robots right now...
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Cool jump!
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Thats pretty cool.
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I also think it looks like two guys facing each other.
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Ok, the sound, I am guessing a generator, is seriously creepy.
Brundel Fly anyone? That's what it reminds me of. |
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That video was awesome!
Have to say though when it was on the ice, it reminded me of getting into the taxi on St Patrick’s day/night.
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Beautiful! That is some very complex sw-programming besides the very cool hw.
Add 20 more years of development, add some intelligence when we approach the singularity and that dog will kick back big time 
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