M.I.T's Robotic Cheetah able to oump over obstacles autonomously - General

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_luhn7TLfWU&feature=youtu.be[/media]

That. Is. Awesome.

Look at him go!

that's cool but it won't be when the government sends them to kill us all believe it it'll happen mark my words

I love how in the hall, their recording carriage is a dude pushing another guy who holds a cellphone, in a cart

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;47834043]I love how in the hall, their recording carriage is a dude pushing another who holds a cellphone dude in a cart[/QUOTE] must be a budget issue

hl2 hunters soon.

So can this thing turn? or is it purely working on different kinds of forward movement?

[QUOTE=J!NX;47834047]must be a budget issue[/QUOTE] well even when money wasn't an issue why would you buy expensive gear if you could just use a guy in a cart

[QUOTE=vladnag;47834388]So can this thing turn? or is it purely working on different kinds of forward movement?[/QUOTE] I'm not sure if it can turn on the spot, but while running it can turn by banking slightly to the sides, like a bike.

Now give it an RPG 7 and the ability to auto-reload, and this thing we'll be sold to every Dictator Chipachangua before the paint drys!

[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;47834981]Now give it an RPG 7 and the ability to auto-reload, and this thing we'll be sold to every Dictator Chipachangua before the paint drys![/QUOTE] but it was supposed to be a cheetah

[QUOTE=J!NX;47834047]must be a budget issue[/QUOTE] They're engineers, they don't care how it looks as long as it works

[QUOTE=J!NX;47834037]that's cool but it won't be when the government sends them to kill us all believe it it'll happen mark my words[/QUOTE] Small rotating pistol-esque weapon plus the ability to roam and navigate back to base for reload This is the [I]future.[/I]

What I find really interesting is how it handles the bigger obstacles better than the smaller ones.

[QUOTE=Killowatt;47835114]but it was supposed to be a cheetah[/QUOTE] And the Bradley is meant to be amphibious.

And of course DARPA is funding this. :v:

[QUOTE=thegrb93;47834054]hl2 hunters soon.[/QUOTE] Nope [t]http://www.lightninggamingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Wolfenstein-The-New-Order-artworks-illustrate-mechanical-beast-cleaner-newer-looking-60s-Panzerhund.jpg[/t] [B]this[/B]

[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;47836252]And of course DARPA is funding this. :v:[/QUOTE] darpa has been funding this type of robot to use it like a packmule in combat. it will allow soldiers to have their ammo/food/water/weapons on it and not on them while being able to walk up mountains or other odd footing terrain.

Imagine being a terrorist and being hunted down by a pack of these things. Pretty metal gear

[QUOTE=codemaster85;47836492]darpa has been funding this type of robot to use it like a packmule in combat. it will allow soldiers to have their ammo/food/water/weapons on it and not on them while being able to walk up mountains or other odd footing terrain.[/QUOTE] I'm aware. For some reason it just rubs me the wrong way that they can probably only do this kind of research because of military funding.

[video=youtube;283bDqu92PY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=283bDqu92PY[/video] *slowly drives up behind cheetah robot* *does nothing* heh nothing personal DARPA

August 28th, 2016: 300-strong fleet of experimental combat horse cheetah drones first deployed against ISIS August 29th, 2016: Psychological terror of being trampled by robot cheetah horses causes ISIS to surrender en masse after an entire day of furious retreating

[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;47837269]August 28th, 2016: 300-strong fleet of experimental combat horse cheetah drones first deployed against ISIS August 29th, 2016: Psychological terror of being trampled by robot cheetah horses causes ISIS to surrender en masse after an entire day of furious retreating[/QUOTE]August 30th, 2016: machines cannot comprehend surrender, the expected happens

[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;47836711]I'm aware. For some reason it just rubs me the wrong way that they can probably only do this kind of research because of military funding.[/QUOTE] This is how almost all technology cycles. Look at all the innovations that came from nasa and the military.

[QUOTE=Srillo;47837232][video=youtube;283bDqu92PY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=283bDqu92PY[/video] *slowly drives up behind cheetah robot* *does nothing* heh nothing personal DARPA[/QUOTE] man putin is so disappointed :(

[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;47836711]I'm aware. For some reason it just rubs me the wrong way that they can probably only do this kind of research because of military funding.[/QUOTE] there's pretty much no practical use for it outside of the military right now

"Never taken a shortcut before?"

[QUOTE=uitham;47838897]man putin is so disappointed :([/QUOTE] He looks like a kid that was expecting something much more awesome.

That's pretty great, although the next step should be engineering it so that it can round corners without falling onto its side.