This short video by robotics institution Boston Dynamics has already collected over one million views over the weekend. The Petman robot is a DOD humanoid created to test the performance of protective clothing, such as gas masks. The ‘bot walks on a treadmill wearing a haz-mat suit, and even flexes as a soldier would. Viewers can’t help but feel slightly disturbed by the test.
For years now, the Big Dog robot by DARPA and Boston Dynamics has been the star of several escalating viral videos. In this newest viral video which has gone viral over the weekend, Big Dog picks up a 35 pound cinder block and throws it over fifteen feet.
The new video has already collected over 1.9 million hits, and is further featured on Gizmodo, Mashable, and NowMSN.
The genius robotic specialist nerds at Boston Dynamics and DARPA never quit. For years they have been working on four-legged autonomous walking robots.
Their latest development is the horse-like LS3 robot. With just a few verbal commands, the bot starts up and follows the human leader through an natural obstacle course successfully.
The video is only a week old, and is already nearing one million views. It is further covered on Atlantic, CNet, and Awesomer.
The new RHex robot is the latest technology to emerge from engineering and robotics company Boston Dynamics. The thirty pound ‘bot is designed for serious rough terrain once impassable to modern robots. With its six specially designed legs, the RHex is perfect for search and rescue missions in post-disaster areas.
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