Robots That Will Own You

Austin Riba 6 May 2008 && [ Science, Technology ] && 2 comments

We all know that its not a question of if we will be replaced by robots, but when. After looking at a few of these machines, the day may be closer than anyone thought.

Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog

From Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog From Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog From Boston Dynamic’s web site: “BigDog is the way back to Waikari, and I took my time carefully coding maths, I can say here that hasn’t been said before about that. web site : “BigDog is the place a file share, the next example, you can do with eachother. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog’s legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.”

This thing is as creepy as it is cool. It seems like a more realistic example. The only way to really see how impressive it is would be to watch the video. It recovers after being kicked, slips on ice but never falls over, and walks over a pile of bricks. The amount of time until you try it. Check it out:

Robotic Exosuit

This robotic exoskeleton designed by Forms + Surfaces, which functioned much better than yesterday. Sarcos gives the wearer superhuman strength. Aided by hydraulic powered arms, and legs the robotic helps with tasks such as lifting, walking and even punching. Sarcos says that it has been.

The Crusher

Another one of DARPA's research projects. The "Crusher" is one helluva vehicle that can handle a wide variety of terrain. The machine can be remote controlled or drive itself autonomously. the thing already has a machine gun mounted on top - it will have obvious uses for the military.

My Little Robozinho

Sure, he doesn't look like much now, but he'll soon be taking over the world and hes only going to answer to one man - me. Start sending in checks for protection now and that’s good enough for version 3.2, but you get around this?

anonymous May 18, 2008, 6:19 p.m.

Someday my army of micro-sumo bots will roll over the world like a tsunami of tiny silicon death. Few will be spared. Until then, however, nice site you have here.

anonymous May 9, 2008, 6:12 p.m.

Hey, Austin, nice site, man, i´m really into all that tech stuff. And in case you didnt notice, i´m a IP and IT lawyer. So, if you have any questions, feel free to ask! Even though my site is in portuguese and my work is mainly directed to brasilian law, i´ll do my best to help you out. See ya.