(No sound) This little bastard can go ANYWHERE, even underwater. Submit to our future robot overlords now and they may spare you.
From Boston Dynamics web site: RHex is a man-portable robot with extraordinary rough terrain mobility. RHex climbs over rock fields, mud, sand, vegetation, railroad tracks, telephone poles and up steep slopes and stairways. RHex has a sealed body, making it fully operational in wet weather, in muddy and swampy conditions, and it can swim on the surface or dive underwater. RHex's remarkable terrain capabilities have been validated in independent testing at US Government Labs.
RHex is controlled remotely from an operator control unit at distances up to 600 meters. A video uplink provides front and rear views from RHex’s onboard cameras. RHex also uplinks navigational data from onboard compass and GPS and from payload sensors. A downlink allows the operator to control mobility and to operate mission payloads.
http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=RHex
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8383says...For most of this I was thinking 'I'd like to see the little bastard try and get up some stairs'. At -30 seconds I got put in my place.
RedSkysays...That last bit was somehow incredibly hilarious, like some kind of psychedelic dog.
BicycleRepairMansays...Awwwwwww, its so *cute, but I might change my mind when the barn-sized model comes after me.
siftbotsays...Adding video to channels (Cute) - requested by BicycleRepairMan.
oxdottirsays...*engineering
siftbotsays...Adding video to channels (Engineering) - requested by oxdottir.
10303says...Has anyone else who has seen the ATHF movie think that the things limbs look like the killer exercising machine?
siftbotsays...Tags for this video have been changed from 'boston dynamics, hrex, robot, six, legs, appendages, all terrain' to 'boston dynamics, hrex, robot, six, legs, appendages, all terrain, skynet' - edited by kulpims
kulpimssays...*promote
siftbotsays...Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 12:00am PST - promote requested by kulpims.
quantumushroomsays...From the makers of that scary-as-fk BIGDOG robot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2bExqhhWRI&feature=related
Paybacksays...That would be cool for the next mars rover. Wouldn't have to worry about it getting stuck.
vairetubesays...http://intellectualconservative.blogspot.com/2009/05/scenes-from-socialist-republic-of.html
mission accomplished
MarineGunrocksays...What the fuck does that have to do with the rest of the thread?
Nothing.
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