Robocat

Skybird · 10-04-13, 02:10 PM

Jimbuna · 10-04-13, 02:15 PM

RoboDog

Sailor Steve · 10-04-13, 02:17 PM

Another version of BigDog. Still pretty cool. And pretty fast!

10-04-13, 02:42 PM

geez couldn't they find something other then a leaf blower to power it?

makes so much noise its pointless for any practical use you could think for it

Sailor Steve · 10-04-13, 02:55 PM

It's still under development. Get the movement right first, then worry about alternate power sources.

Skybird · 10-04-13, 02:56 PM

When the time has come I'm sure they will move to electric motors and nuke batteries.

For experimenting with the basic design issues of running, walking and being stable, "leaf blowers" probably are the easiest solution

10-04-13, 03:12 PM

well at least they solved the hacking up hairballs issue

SnipersHunter · 10-04-13, 03:16 PM

Great

Catfish · 10-04-13, 03:39 PM

I still prefer this version:

Lionclaw · 10-04-13, 03:59 PM

Sand Flea Jumping Robot

SnipersHunter · 10-04-13, 04:08 PM

A swimming one would be nice, wouldnt it?

Rhodes · 10-04-13, 04:42 PM

Nice kitty!

em2nought · 10-04-13, 11:46 PM

...aren't sherpas cheaper? ...or the chick that carried William Holden's pack to the Bridge at the River Kwai? Seems like the ball point pen in space vs the pencil to me.

Platapus · 10-05-13, 12:13 PM

The state of robotics is amazing and it is only the start.

Of course if I were a robot designer, I might lay off of the kicking of the robots. Computers have very good memories.

One day, it might kick back

I guess that's what interns are for.

"uh, you in the red sweater, We need you to kick this robot again and again, OK? Of course nothing is going to happen to you. I will be right over there in the other room.... watching the demo on camera. Any problems, just scream.. uh I mean yell for help so we can hear you over the sound of the engine."

(we do have more interns coming right?)

Platapus · 10-05-13, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lionclaw

Sand Flea Jumping Robot

That design looks very nice for a remote camera for accident/hostage type responses. Maybe with some softer wheels to make is more quiet?

Clever design. Cameras are getting pretty light, it might work.

10-04-13, 02:10 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Robocat __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-04-13, 02:15 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	RoboDog __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-04-13, 02:17 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Another version of BigDog. Still pretty cool. And pretty fast! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-04-13, 02:55 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's still under development. Get the movement right first, then worry about alternate power sources. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-04-13, 02:56 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	When the time has come I'm sure they will move to electric motors and nuke batteries. For experimenting with the basic design issues of running, walking and being stable, "leaf blowers" probably are the easiest solution __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-04-13, 02:42 PM	#4
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	geez couldn't they find something other then a leaf blower to power it? makes so much noise its pointless for any practical use you could think for it

10-04-13, 03:12 PM	#7
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	well at least they solved the hacking up hairballs issue

10-04-13, 03:16 PM	#8
SnipersHunter Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 596 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	Great

10-04-13, 03:39 PM	#9
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I still prefer this version:

10-04-13, 03:59 PM	#10
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Sand Flea Jumping Robot

10-04-13, 04:08 PM	#11
SnipersHunter Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 596 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	A swimming one would be nice, wouldnt it?

10-04-13, 04:42 PM	#12
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Nice kitty! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

10-04-13, 11:46 PM	#13
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	...aren't sherpas cheaper? ...or the chick that carried William Holden's pack to the Bridge at the River Kwai? Seems like the ball point pen in space vs the pencil to me. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

10-05-13, 12:13 PM	#14
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The state of robotics is amazing and it is only the start. Of course if I were a robot designer, I might lay off of the kicking of the robots. Computers have very good memories. One day, it might kick back I guess that's what interns are for. "uh, you in the red sweater, We need you to kick this robot again and again, OK? Of course nothing is going to happen to you. I will be right over there in the other room.... watching the demo on camera. Any problems, just scream.. uh I mean yell for help so we can hear you over the sound of the engine." (we do have more interns coming right?) __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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