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Title: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: RetroACTIVE on March 25, 2008, 01:34:02 pm: http://www.michelleoshen.com/this-is-the-freakiest-thing-ive-ever-seen-im-afraid/
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Post by: AtomSmasher on March 25, 2008, 01:52:48 pm: I saw that video the other day and it's very impressive how well it keeps its balance and recovers when it slips.
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Post by: (+_+) on March 25, 2008, 01:55:23 pm: You're right. That did freak me out a little bit.
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Post by: RetroACTIVE on March 25, 2008, 01:58:54 pm: Quote from: (+_+) on March 25, 2008, 01:55:23 pm
You're right. That did freak me out a little bit.

Yes it has very organic behavior.... almost looks like two people... one walking forward and one walking back...
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Post by: HaRuMaN on March 25, 2008, 02:06:03 pm: hmm... can't ssee the video, will have to check it when I get home...
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Post by: ChadTower on March 25, 2008, 02:06:42 pm: That needs Empire Strikes Back music.
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Post by: shardian on March 25, 2008, 02:16:58 pm: That is pretty damn awesome. The math behind that is completely insane.
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Post by: ahofle on March 25, 2008, 06:05:19 pm: That is one of the most technologically amazing things I've ever seen.

Quote from: ChadTower on March 25, 2008, 02:06:42 pm
That needs Empire Strikes Back music.

:laugh2: I used to think AT-ATs were so impractical, but not after seeing this!
Title: Re: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: Level42 on March 25, 2008, 06:18:21 pm: First thing I thought: It's "defense" funded.

The highest advance in technology has always been for killing people/war purposes.

They will have to do something about the sound if they want to put it in operation though......
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Post by: ChadTower on March 25, 2008, 06:24:50 pm: That would probably make a better search/recovery scout than a weapon.
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Post by: Level42 on March 25, 2008, 06:25:42 pm: Hey, so far we've put guns on anything that moves .... :D

Don't you get it, this is just a model. The real thing will be at least as large as an AT-AT....

I bet this one was the first (looks even creepier to me:)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYptK21vAgQ&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: Re: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: Level42 on March 25, 2008, 07:37:16 pm: But the scariest is this one: this looks SO real:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow9F6WCuYhk[/youtube]

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
Title: Re: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: shmokes on March 25, 2008, 08:40:01 pm: Quote from: Level42 on March 25, 2008, 06:18:21 pm

They will have to do something about the sound if they want to put it in operation though......

The sound thing is interesting. I wonder if it's using an internal combustion engine or something. The one in the studio, when it's hooked up to wires, is super quiet. It's only the ones outside that make that awful sound.
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Post by: whammoed on March 25, 2008, 09:57:56 pm: Quote from: shmokes on March 25, 2008, 08:40:01 pm
Quote from: Level42 on March 25, 2008, 06:18:21 pm

They will have to do something about the sound if they want to put it in operation though......

The sound thing is interesting. I wonder if it's using an internal combustion engine or something. The one in the studio, when it's hooked up to wires, is super quiet. It's only the ones outside that make that awful sound.
Sounds like a 2 cycle engine.
Title: Re: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: Ed_McCarron on March 25, 2008, 10:25:11 pm: Quote from: shmokes on March 25, 2008, 08:40:01 pm
The sound thing is interesting. I wonder if it's using an internal combustion engine or something. The one in the studio, when it's hooked up to wires, is super quiet. It's only the ones outside that make that awful sound.

Educated guess? Internal combustion engine. Probably a high end model airplane engine. Its either driving a compressor or hydraulic pump; the joint actuators are too quick and strong for a servomotor that would fit in the space allowed.

I suspect its pneumatic - the tethered one gets its air supply from a remote compressor; ergo the silence.

It is impressive. There's probably multiple 3 axis accelerometers and a gyro or two, all fed into three or four computers.

Guy I bump into at the robotics competitions I attend is letting DARPA pay for his PhD. Hes working on artificial muscles. Scary smart guy.
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Post by: SavannahLion on March 26, 2008, 02:14:08 am: Quote from: Level42 on March 25, 2008, 06:25:42 pm
Hey, so far we've put guns on anything that moves .... :D

Don't you get it, this is just a model. The real thing will be at least as large as an AT-AT....

I bet this one was the first (looks even creepier to me:)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYptK21vAgQ&feature=related[/youtube]

That looks like a Linksys hanging out of its butt.
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Post by: RetroACTIVE on March 26, 2008, 08:57:15 am: For a second... I sort of felt bad for it when the guy kicked it!
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Post by: Level42 on March 26, 2008, 09:16:06 am: Yeah, when they add a little AI and a gun, you can bet the thing will take revenge :P
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Post by: RayB on March 27, 2008, 03:09:14 am: Quote from: Level42 on March 25, 2008, 07:37:16 pm
But the scariest is this one: this looks SO real:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow9F6WCuYhk[/youtube]

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
Why the hell did I laugh at this? damn. time for bed!
Title: Re: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: Level42 on March 27, 2008, 08:50:40 am: Probably because it was so badly done, it was funny...
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Post by: shmokes on March 27, 2008, 11:38:17 pm: UPDATE! New, slightly larger version, with even more life-like movement. (http://gizmodo.com/372272/video-of-bigdog-beta-quadruped-robot-is-so-stupid-its-hilarious?autoplay=true)
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Post by: ahofle on March 28, 2008, 11:04:11 am: Quote from: shmokes on March 27, 2008, 11:38:17 pm
UPDATE! New, slightly larger version, with even more life-like movement. (http://gizmodo.com/372272/video-of-bigdog-beta-quadruped-robot-is-so-stupid-its-hilarious?autoplay=true)

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
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Post by: Ginsu Victim on March 28, 2008, 11:29:09 am: Quote from: shmokes on March 27, 2008, 11:38:17 pm
UPDATE! New, slightly larger version, with even more life-like movement. (http://gizmodo.com/372272/video-of-bigdog-beta-quadruped-robot-is-so-stupid-its-hilarious?autoplay=true)
I think I peed a little.
Title: Re: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: RetroACTIVE on March 28, 2008, 11:56:14 am: Quote from: shmokes on March 27, 2008, 11:38:17 pm
UPDATE! New, slightly larger version, with even more life-like movement. (http://gizmodo.com/372272/video-of-bigdog-beta-quadruped-robot-is-so-stupid-its-hilarious?autoplay=true)

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

the park bench is funny... well the whole damned thing is but that part got me.
Title: Re: Have you all seen this freakish thing?
Post by: Level42 on March 28, 2008, 07:26:30 pm: Oh my god, they're taking over our women !!!

Steely Dan ehh........ we're doomed !

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