China Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Darpa’s Cheetah-Bot Designed to Chase Human Prey Perhaps you thought the four-legged BigDog robot wasn’t eerily lifelike enough. That’ll change soon. BigDog’s makers are working on a new quadruped that moves faster than any human and is agile enough to “chase and evade.” Boston Dynamics, maker of the Army’s BigDog robotic mule, announced today that Darpa has awarded it a contract to build a much faster and more fearsome animal-like robot, Cheetah. As the name implies, Cheetah is designed to be a four-legged robot with a flexible spine and articulated head (and potentially a tail) that runs faster than the fastest human. In addition to raw speed, Cheetah’s makers promise that it will have the agility to make tight turns so that it can “zigzag to chase and evade” and be able to stop on a dime. Cheetah builds off work on the company’s previous four legged animal bot, BigDog. It was built as a kind of unmanned pack mule, designed to carry equipment for troops on the battlefield. The robotic donkey could carry 300 lbs. over 13 miles on flat ground, take a swift kick and keep on moving. It’s creepy, lifelike movement can be seen on a number of videos online, climbing over hills and snow and hiking alongside soldiers, using GPS coordinates as its waypoints. Aside from its unspecified military applications, Cheetah’s makers see it galloping to the rescue and building a brave new future in the fields of “emergency response, firefighting, advanced agriculture and vehicular travel.” Think that’s creepy? Wait till you see its humanoid, Terminator look-alike buddy. Meet Atlas, Cheetah’s humanoid pal. Atlas is supposed to look more or less like the T-800 series of Terminators, minus the head. Its designers say it’ll be able to walk like a human over rough terrain, crawling on its hands and knees when necessary and turning itself sideways to slip through any narrow passages it encounters. Headless, with a torso and two arms, it’s a step up from Boston Dynamics’ other biped, the lower-body-bot Petman. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Darpa’s Cheetah-Bot Designed to Chase Human PreyPerhaps you thought the four-legged BigDog robot wasn’t eerily lifelike enough. That’ll change soon. BigDog’s makers are working on a new quadruped that moves faster than any human and is agile enough to “chase and evade.” Boston Dynamics, maker of the Army’s BigDog robotic mule, announced today that Darpa has awarded it a contract to build a much faster and more fearsome animal-like robot, Cheetah. As the name implies, Cheetah is designed to be a four-legged robot with a flexible spine and articulated head (and potentially a tail) that runs faster than the fastest human. In addition to raw speed, Cheetah’s makers promise that it will have the agility to make tight turns so that it can “zigzag to chase and evade” and be able to stop on a dime. Cheetah builds off work on the company’s previous four legged animal bot, BigDog. It was built as a kind of unmanned pack mule, designed to carry equipment for troops on the battlefield. The robotic donkey could carry 300 lbs. over 13 miles on flat ground, take a swift kick and keep on moving. It’s creepy, lifelike movement can be seen on a number of videos online, climbing over hills and snow and hiking alongside soldiers, using GPS coordinates as its waypoints. Aside from its unspecified military applications, Cheetah’s makers see it galloping to the rescue and building a brave new future in the fields of “emergency response, firefighting, advanced agriculture and vehicular travel.” Think that’s creepy? Wait till you see its humanoid, Terminator look-alike buddy. Meet Atlas, Cheetah’s humanoid pal. Atlas is supposed to look more or less like the T-800 series of Terminators, minus the head. Its designers say it’ll be able to walk like a human over rough terrain, crawling on its hands and knees when necessary and turning itself sideways to slip through any narrow passages it encounters. Headless, with a torso and two arms, it’s a step up from Boston Dynamics’ other biped, the lower-body-bot Petman. Click on the link for the full article Agricultural technology = robotic cheetahs chasing off wolves, badger, or in different ecosystems, Hyena or other big prey cats. They may be robotic Cheetah, but I have a feeling they will not have the same fight or flight instinct... may be able to defend land better then the real McCoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 This is pretty damn cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Reminds me of Ravage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devastate Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Combine the cat with the clock that eats flies and you have a self sustained killing machine that runs on the blood of it's victims.. we're doomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 If they make the controls either a mouse and keyboard or similar to an xbox controller... the only thing they'll need is a low ping and nothing could stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueinBuf Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Why can't I click on the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Why can't I click on the link. It has already begun, they will not let us gather any recon on them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Why can't I click on the link. Whoa, I can't either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCsportsfan53 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 :sigh: I suppose it was only a matter of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Combine the cat with the clock that eats flies and you have a self sustained killing machine that runs on the blood of it's victims.. we're doomed If those groups meet up with the Jeopardy smart computer, we are all hosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since a Fetus Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Voltron!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpillian Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 If those groups meet up with the Jeopardy smart computer, we are all hosed. Imagine how that one begins. An IBM computer scientist reviewing some miscellaneous log files notices that Watson has suddenly shown an interest in awarding no-bid defense contracts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sorry, link fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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