DARPA's Cheetah Robot Breaks Speed Record - G4tv.com

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Boston Dynamics's "Cheetah" robot can run up to 18 mph.




DARPA's Cheetah Robot Breaks Speed Record - G4tv.com

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Ruuuuuuuuunnnnnnn!!!!!! BigDog Now Has a Big Brother!

The AlphaDog Proto is a lab prototype for the Legged Squad Support System, a robot being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. When fully developed the system will carry 400 lbs of payload on 20-mile missions in rough terrain. The first version of the complete robot will be completed in 2012. This video shows early results from the control development process. In this video the robot is powered remotely. AlphaDog is designed to be over 10x quieter than BigDog.

Ruuuuuuuuunnnnnnn!!!!!! BigDog Now Has a Big Brother!

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The Evolution of the Big Dog Robotic Mule [Video]

I've just heard about this robot for the first time today on Television. Ironically, I found this post today on the Geeks Are Sexy blog. Robotics has come a long way!




Here is another video:



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The Evolution of the Big Dog Robotic Mule [Video]

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Finally, Someone Has Made a Robot That Can Have Lame Lightsaber Duels for Us - Topless Robot

Okay, this isn't as exciting as watching a huge Jedi/Sith duel but if you user your imagination and fill in the music from the Star Wars sound track and special effects, it's cool.




Finally, Someone Has Made a Robot That Can Have Lame Lightsaber Duels for Us - Topless Robot

7 Films That Got Stuck In The Uncanny Valley - Topless Robot

Topless Robot has posted an interesting article. It is about an interesting idea:

The concept of "The Uncanny Valley" -- the theory that as artificial humans get closer and closer to looking real, they get creepier and more unsettling -- gets a lot of debate amongst movie and robot fans alike.

I think that there is merit to this. The article goes on to list seven films that illustrate the point. I found all of these creepy except for Jolie in Beowulf and the Hulk

7 Films That Got Stuck In The Uncanny Valley - Topless Robot