Sand Flea is an 11-lb robot with one trick up its sleeve: Normally it drives like an RC car, but when it needs to it can jump 30 feet into the air. An onboard stabilization system keeps it oriented during flight to improve the view from the video uplink and to control landings. Current developmen...


bostondynamicsBoston Dynamics just released a new video of the Big Dog on ice and snow, and also demoing its walking gait.


RHex is a 30-lb robot designed for mobility on rough terrain. It is operated remotely via an RF link that includes a high-resolution video uplink. RHex can operate right-side-up or up-side down, as shown in the video, and goes for up to four hours on one charge of its batteries. RHex has been aro...


bostondynamicsThe AlphaDog Proto is a lab prototype for the Legged Squad Support System, a robot being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. When fully developed the system will carry 400 lbs of payload on 20-mile missions in rough terrain. The first version of the compl...


bostondynamicsCheetah is a new robot being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation program. Last week Cheetah set a new land speed record for legged robots, galloping 18 mph on the treadmill. This version of the Cheetah is a lab prototype with offboard power and...


bostondynamicsThree generations of BigDog, including robot pup and recent highlights. 2004-2010.


bostondynamicsPETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics for testing special clothing used by US military personnel. PETMAN balances itself as it walks, squats and does calisthenics. PETMAN simulates human physiology by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating inside the clothing to ...


bostondynamicsThe new DARPA Robot LS3 is a rough-terrain robot that walks, runs, climbs and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by an engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog has four legs that are articulated like an animal's, with compliant elements to absorb shock and recycle energy from o...


whowouldathoughttvMan's best friend is underway to becoming a soldier's best friend with the amazing, scary, and alarmingly adorable, LS3 AlphaDog robot.


digitaltrendsBigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics robots. It is a rough-terrain robot that walks, runs, climbs and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by an engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog has four legs that are articulated like an animal's, with compliant elements to abs...


HATERS GONNA HATE! This was all I could think about when watching the awesome "PETMAN" demonstration from Boston Dynamics (www.youtube.com I'm pretty sure those guys must've made their video to this music originally and just taken it off to upload to youtube.. it fits WAY too well (I adjusted the...


Three generations of BigDog, including robot pup and recent highlights. 2004-2010.


openmindztvThis video shows a demonstration of the "Cheetah" robot galloping at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour (mph), setting a new land speed record for legged robots. The previous record was 13.1 mph, set in 1989. The robot's movements are patterned after those of fast-running animals in nature. The ro...


darpatvLaser engraving the Boston Dynamics logo (of Big Dog fame) on the phone of someone who works there. Video is normal speed. The laser head speed could probably be increased, but since there was only one chance to make the engraving without ruining the phone, we ran it slow. The laser engraver/cutt...


engineerableBigDog climbs in the woods, keeps its balance when kicked and when slipping on ice, travels through snow and mud, jogs 5 mph, and climbs some rubble.


bostondynamicsThe Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. 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 leg...


automatonblogQuattroped, a Leg-Wheel Hybrid Mobile Robot. The Leg-Wheel Transformer Robot created by a team of mechanical engineers at National Taiwan University used NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO, is very similar to RHex of Boston Dynamics: www.youtube.com Leg Wheel Transformer Robot is a energy-efficient leg-wh...


estebanvr1987Future of Human Simulation: Robert Playter (Boston Dynamics Inc.)


universityofiowaOriginal video here: www.youtube.com


fknwareAmazing Technology.


therock12382part2This video shows versions of DARPA and Boston Dynamics robots climbing stairs, walking on a treadmill and doing pushups. A modified platform resembling these robots is expected to be used as government-funded equipment (GFE) for performers in Tracks B and C of the DARPA Robotics Challenge (www.da...


