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Boston Dynamics unwraps military robot AlphaDog (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston Dynamics has taken the wraps off its newest prototype combat escort, AlphaDog, which was developed with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Boston ...

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created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 38 | with audio podcast weblog

Robot Ranger sets new 'walking' record at 14.3 miles

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell robot named Ranger has traveled 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record at Cornell's Barton Hall on the morning of July 6. A human -- armed with nothing ...

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created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (10) | comments 10 | with audio podcast




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Sand Flea robot is set to leap into reconnaissance (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston Dynamics’ video gallery of troop-supporting robots that trek and haul loads has a new addition that is drawing a sea of impressed viewers. It’s the Sand Flea Robot, an eleven-pound ...

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Makers of infamous BigDog robot unveil human version - PETMAN (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Uh oh. Boston Dynamics, makers of the BigDog robot that can haul stuff around for the military has released a video of PETMAN, a human version that looks like a combination of the Terminator ...

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (28) | comments 39 | with audio podcast report

Robot walks a 40.5-mile ultramarathon without recharge (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pulling an all-nighter and then some, the Cornell robot Ranger set a new world record May 2 by walking 40.5 miles on a single battery charge without stopping or being touched.

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created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Boston Dynamics: Quadruped Rough Terrain Robot Prototype

Boston Dynamics has released a prototype of an all-terrain robot, BigDog. The quadruped robot is equipped with a computer featuring sensors that aid its movements over harsh terrain. The robot is powered by ...

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created Mar 27, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (91) | comments 9 weblog


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