Author Topic: beginning of real robot animals? (Read 7468 times)

Savaaha · « **on:** June 16, 2008, 08:22:30 pm »

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1807444

Ian showed this to me, it really does act biological in its efforts to stay upright.

pocomouse · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2008, 08:31:00 pm »

That's incredible. Did you see the way it recovered when it slipped on the ice? I follow robotics and am constantly amazed at how fast the field is progressing.

EricTheMoogle · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2008, 09:17:26 pm »

Is it an Autobot or a Decepticon?

PinkPlushii · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2008, 06:16:38 pm »

That's so cool...yet so creepy at the same time!

silverfox · « **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2008, 06:26:32 pm »

I remember seeing this way before March, but am still amazed by it

Fen-Fen · « **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2008, 07:44:49 pm »

This puppy won't make it's way into your home, sad to say. It's grant is funded my the military in hopes that it'll aid soldiers in carrying things across surfaces where wheels would be destroyed or at least rendered useless. Not to mention, it's the size of a mule.

TCD · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2008, 12:56:34 am »

You know the Terminators are next.

shakuhachi · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:02:34 am »

omg that is one of the scariest things I have ever seen. That would definitely get a fight or flight response out of me.

Dark · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2008, 04:13:47 pm »

Quote from: PinkPlushii on June 17, 2008, 06:16:38 pm

That's so cool...yet so creepy at the same time!

I agree...what happens when they make robots that can can humanly when interacting with its environment? Can you say war? Haha I am such a paranoid dork some times...that can I can't spell half the words I type.

AS well it looked like a large bug and made me queasy.

Kos · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2008, 05:15:25 pm »

At last, all the key chain digital pets will have the feet they need to kick their owners when they are left under a sofa for too long!

On a somewhat more serious note, wouldn't it be interesting if the tech can be adjusted for people that live in either pet hazardous areas or small homes to have a more consumer geared robo-pet?

Scrimno · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2008, 09:51:19 pm »

While loud, ugly, slow and cumbersome, I find it to be surprisingly agile. It recovered very well when that guy kicked it and when it slipped on the ice. I was also surprised by the little jump it made at the end.

Streak · « **Reply #11 on:** June 20, 2008, 04:55:03 am »

Beast Wars!

Kwan · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:30:15 am »

The whole time I was watching that, I was wishing Isaac Asimov could have somehow hung in there a couple more decades.

Sitkero · « **Reply #13 on:** June 26, 2008, 02:15:43 am »

This thing is actually pretty old, i recall seeing an earlier version some time ago. Anyway heres the site: http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=robotics
Personally i prefer RiSE and RHex, though,

Duffman! · « **Reply #14 on:** July 05, 2008, 04:51:17 pm »

Tell you what scares me: Bionics.
Atm, they are miracles, or science over nature, but soon we're gonna start thinking:
"Bioni arms are better than normal arms." "Bionic eyes can see in the dark better than my normal eyes." "A bionic brain would help me pass my tests."
Soon we wont be human, we will be cyborgs, driven by our passion for perfection. Thankfully i will be dead by then

Furlong · « **Reply #15 on:** July 05, 2008, 09:53:46 pm »

I, for one, wait for my Basilisk War Droid

Kivva · « **Reply #16 on:** July 06, 2008, 01:39:06 pm »

Wow that thing is crazy!

I know they call it a dog but its movement remind me of a horse moreso. What an incredible piece of technology.

Any idea what they are developing it for? (images of having my own robohorse fill my mind)

KiyoshiAkita · « **Reply #17 on:** July 17, 2008, 02:44:45 am »

... and it can JUMP!

Terminator-esque war scenes in my mind ... It's creepy.

I want to ride it.

Savaaha · « **Reply #18 on:** July 17, 2008, 09:49:07 pm »

Quote from: Kivva on July 06, 2008, 01:39:06 pm

Wow that thing is crazy!

I know they call it a dog but its movement remind me of a horse moreso. What an incredible piece of technology.

Any idea what they are developing it for? (images of having my own robohorse fill my mind)

its supposed to carry gear were wheels cant go.

Duffman! · « **Reply #19 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:46:16 am »

Imagine a robotic dragon

:

--RAWR!!!! I WILL EAT YOU!

Baako · « **Reply #20 on:** July 20, 2008, 08:43:04 am »

Quote from: Duffman! on July 20, 2008, 05:46:16 am

Imagine a robotic dragon :

--RAWR!!!! I WILL EAT YOU!

I Want One!!!

Duffman! · « **Reply #21 on:** July 20, 2008, 01:36:53 pm »

Quote from: Neifon Baako on July 20, 2008, 08:43:04 am

Quote from: Duffman! on July 20, 2008, 05:46:16 am
Imagine a robotic dragon :

--RAWR!!!! I WILL EAT YOU!

I Want One!!!

http://digitalart.org/images/artwork/0052000-52467/science-fiction/dragon-019.jpg

Rawr!

Shard Prime · « **Reply #22 on:** August 09, 2008, 03:00:10 am »

That isn't the droid I was looking for. D:

Serathano · « **Reply #23 on:** August 09, 2008, 07:42:46 pm »

freaking....awesome. i can see the beginnings of bionic arms and legs with this auto correct technology.

Kay Alett · « **Reply #24 on:** November 14, 2008, 08:19:50 am »

This thread is old, I know, but I just had to comment on this. Did anyone else notice at the end of the video they showed the DARPA logo?

After seeing this amazing video two words come to mind: Metal Gear.
They've managed to make a quadripedal robot that has that much stability and at that small size, I belive it's only a short matter of time before the world can see a nuclear equipped walking battle tank.

Mechs are my dream.