Posted on 02/28/2017 7:23:43 AM PST by RoosterRedux
Google-owned robotics firm and “nightmare” factory Boston Dynamics has released video of its latest creation: a two-wheeled, four-legged hybrid robot named Handle.
The robot can stand on four legs, like Boston Dynamics’ previous creations such as BigDog and Spot. But at the end of its back two legs are two stabilised wheels, which let it stand up vertically and roll around at speeds of up to nine miles per hour. Think “Terminator riding on a hoverboard” and you’ll have a pretty good idea of the impression Handle gives off.
Boston Dynamics says the reason for the hybrid design is the simplicity it affords: rather than needing the complex joints of the fully-quadrupedal bots, Handle’s wheels can speed it around with little difficulty, while its front legs can be used for balance and for carrying loads of up to 50kg.
“Handle uses many of the same dynamics, balance and mobile manipulation principles found in the quadruped and biped robots we build,” Boston Dynamics said, “but with only about 10 actuated joints, it is significantly less complex. Wheels are efficient on flat surfaces while legs can go almost anywhere: by combining wheels and legs, Handle can have the best of both worlds.” The video does not, however, show Handle walking rather that scooting around on its wheels.
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Yeah, and how tough were the survivors after?
The Highland games where a clever idea.
They bring the tribes together and make inter tribal wars unnecessary.
“Tough” probably more chewy than tough.
I still need to replace the things my daughter “kept” after Igor passed, and one of them is a plaque with the crest and the pin for the sash. (It’s been so long since I’ve been to the Games that I’ve forgotten the terms for everything, and that’s pretty embarrassing!) The saddest thing is that he had given them to me. I’ll die before she gives them up. But that’s just between you and me. :o|
Tenderized.
And Grandson #4 has returned from Northern Frontier.
With dirty laundry..
Where’s the moving van?
Thank you for the loan of your thread.
While we can’t guarantee that everyone picked up after themselves, we can guarantee that the place is cleaner than it would have been if some occupy types, BLMers, or SJW’s had been here.. ;-)
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