Cant believe no one has mentioned how dog robot dog whatever they all seem to be human punching bags id like to give this guy a kick in the ass anyway as for the robodog i see the military maybe having some interest in it
Pretty cool I guess, but quite frankly, I'd rather have a real life dog and shits and sleeps everywhere over "I'm going to drive u insane with my buzzing sound from hell" any day
Wow, extremely cool. Anyone who knows a bit about the problems you face in making a walking robot should be at least a bit impressed. The situation where the guy kicked the robot and it did stabilize itself was really impressive.
I agree with the bug. The adjustments that machine had to perform and the calculations/reactions it had to quickly make. Truly freakin awesome in my opinion. I mean yeah it doesn't fetch, but at least it doesn't shit everywhere. sorry girls, no peanut butter for this dog either.
The difference between the space pen is this thechnology here is that this will eventually lead to a robot that can run and jump, outpacing any human. Since it is a military project that is quite scary.
Agreed - but I think even taking Moores Law into account, the creation of something truly autonomous which can genuinely move in a way which outperforms a human will be some time away.
There are still a lot of issues to be ironed out with regard to weaponising something that acts totally without human input too.
It IS impressive but it's nowhere near terminator yet. That and the fact that it will need incredibly heavy shielding to protect it from EMP weaponry, if that type of shielding is even possible...
Don't think it would be that simple on something like this.
An autonomous machine would still probably need some form of antenna so it can be located if it goes tits up. This allows a route into the system and therefore might allow a pulse of sufficient strength in to 'fry' it.
If you can completely enclose the system within a 'cage' of conductive polymer, copper mesh etc then perhaps it's possible. I just can't see it being easy or cheap with a system like this. Too many interfaces with the outside world required for it to be completely shielded.
Mules will still work after an EMP pulse, this probably won't.
Mako, EMP hardening is known technology and you can do that relatively easily today, it only costs. Wether or not an antenna sticks out is of no concern, what you do is put fast snubber circuits on the lines that can carry EMPs into your system. It is possible to harden a system against a direct lightning hit, though THAT is not exactly cheap.
As for the autonomous systems you are right. What is called a self motivated system in robotics is quite a bit away for now, but if you look at the robot soccer league (last years midsize champions used some of my chips) and the advances they do you can see that it is no all together science fiction.
Semi autonomous systems are much more real right now, like the Predator unmanned air vehicles (UAV) where a single operator can potentiall control a full squad of them and attack multiple targets simultaneously.
This big dog is only a prototype for now, but it shows that these engineers have solved the basic problem of dynamic stability on four legs, scaling this up to higher speed is only a question of time.
You wont see this thing telling you "I'll be back!" for a long time yet, artificial intelligence simply has not really moved anywhere since the original idea. But I think it is a safe bet that we will see a lot of combat robots becoming available and getting into service in the next years.
what happens when it runs out of fuel in the middle of nowhere ??
worst case scenareo: burgler is breaking in your house..you crank up
the ' dogbug ' it backfires scaring off the burgler.... WINNER !
Is it just me... or doesn't this creep anybody out a bit? Not that the technology isn't amazing... just... well... what next? Replacing pets... when do we start replacing people? And I'll just bet robo dog won't cuddle with me!
We need something that will do all the dirty work with out the moral and ethical encumbrances. They will only be taking the jobs that Americans don't want to do anyway.
Once the illegals get their amnesty, someone or something is going to have to pick those vegetables.
It should never replace... only supplement...LOL! Wow... good thing she didn't have a dog. Probably better she's an ex... sounds like you're better off, darlin'.
actually it was not design to be a dog at all, but to like two people walking, one walking forward while the other walks backward. its original purpose was for the united states military for carrying heavy loads over long patrols or on bad terain.
Oh, the military will have a few ideas. Next version running on fuel cells and electric motors so it gets stealthy, then put a few toys from www.MetalStorm.com on it (like they already did with treaded robots) and you have a nice sniper or light artillery robot fit for rough terrain and urban combat areas. The high dynamic stability this model exposes makes it perfect when combined with larger caliber weapons which do have significant recoil.
Thank you, bockscar43 for posting an intelligent comment! The mechanics, thegyro's, thelifelike responses from this machine are very impressive.
Most people seem to be funneling their responses through video game mentalities. How about earthquake and other disaster related relief efforts?
I would love it if everyone took at least a part of their day and devoted it to real life. It would be such a better world....
Make this thing quiet and put on a weapon or two and it suddenly gets pretty damn scary. The advances in robotics have me a bit worried but it seems to be where the world is headed atm. I know people blow it off as nothing but from the advances I've already seen in my lifetime, I'm just 43, I can't help but wonder what is in store for us.
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