FRIDAY SCIENCE QUICKIE
21 03 2008My boss sent me this link for today’s Friday Science. Boston Dynamics has been working on a robot that can cover rough terrain. You need to watch the video if BigDog to truly appreciate the design of this robot. It’s kind of creepy and looks like something that just walked out of the mind of Stephen King or Dean Koontz, but it’s a fascinating piece of machinery. The video shows the robot climbing up hills and over an obstacle course, but the coolest part is watching it right itself and regain balance after slipping on ice.
Seriously, watch the video!
That thing totally freaks me out. I do not want robots to be so real. It’s scary. And if it were cuter, I can see how stupid old me might feel some FEELINGS toward it.
But it’s really intense that it exists. But creepy! I don’t want the future to happen yet!
Yes, I agree, that was creepy.
Wow! It’s a baby AT-AT! Give it lasers and the rebels are toast!