Posts Tagged Boston Dynamics
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Big Dog – The Most Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot On Earth
Big Dog is a rough-terrain robot specially designed to run, walk, climb and carry heavy loads. It is powered by an engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. Big Dog’s size is about 3feet long, 2.5feet tall and weighs around 240lbs. It has four distinct legs that are like an animal’s a...
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DARPA Wants A Bigger BigDog
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA has just awarded a $32 million dollar contract to Boston Dynamics to create a bigger Bigdog. Last year, we met Boston Dynamics BigDog and he was quite efficient as an army companion. However, DARPA announced this year that they wanted a bigge...
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Biomimetics: Creating Robots from the Real Thing
Biomimetic is a field of robotic engineering primarily focused on developing nature-inspired robots. Biomimetic robots are designed to mimic or copy biological insects or animals' movements, functions and appearance. Biomimetic is somewhat new to the field of robotics, such that it's contribution...
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Boston Dynamics Big Dog: A Multi-Terrain Robot
Does it freak you out? Don't mind looking for the head, it's probably placed somewhere covered by the heavy loads on it's back. Big Dog is an amazing runner. You have to watch the video to see how a magnificent runner it is, even in difficult terrains. Big Dog is Boston Dynamics' rough-terrain ro...
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Army’s Robot-Man Walks Like the Real Thing
A few months back you might recall seeing a robotic mule video, by Boston Dynamics. It was an amazing display of of a four legged mule walking over very difficult terrain with ease. It would even stay upright when violently shoved by one of the technicians. [caption id="attachment_819" align="...