PETMAN looks like the Terminator but if it ever went rogue, escaping it would be as easy as walking up a set of stairs. No …
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DARPA’s $2 Million Challenge: Five Potential Robot Contenders
Yesterday, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a new contest: create a humanoid robot that can navigate a world made for humans. We take a look at five of them and examine how close they are to …
DARPA-Backed ‘Cheetah’ Is the World’s Fastest-Running Robot
There are a few humans alive who can outrun the new DARPA-funded Cheetah robot; if your name isn’t Usain Bolt, however, chances are you’re not one of them. This robot can reach speeds of up to 18 mph, breaking the old record of …
New Robot from ‘BigDog’ Makers Moves Eerily Like a Human
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. Yes, those geniuses over at Boston Dynamics have finally done it: created something even creepier than their last robot, BigDog. The Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin (a.k.a. PETMAN) is finally reporting for duty after a 13-month design phase and 17-month build phase.
The man-sized robot …