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Rare Desert Walking Robot: Mojave or Bust

Posted by Hemos on from the move-'em-on-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Robust walking robots are still surprisingly rare. The Astrobiology Magazine is reporting today on the German-American Scorpion Project to conquer 25 miles of targeted navigation into the Mojave Desert and back autonomously. The eight-legged robot is triple-jointed and must travel by day (solar-batteries) for two-weeks alone without human intervention. Because it's a scorpion, the camera is in the tail."

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  1. cm is misprint by tanveer1979 · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is mm, ie half a meter long

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  2. Nice movies of this thing in action by toggleflipflop · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hello All,

    Check out this URL to see how the scorpion behaves in real-world situations:

    Pretty neat.

    greetings,
    Tom

  3. Correction: It's German-American-Canadian by Onnimikki · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Scorpion project is also being worked on by McGill University's Ambulatory Robotics lab (simulation videos of the six- and eight-legged versions are available there). I should know, since I've been working on improved leg designs to double Scorpion's forward velocity: see my webpage.

    So, the project is also Canadian.

  4. Check out the Vids!! by serutan · · Score: 3, Informative

    Be sure to look at the video clips of Arthur (the earlier prototype). The German musical accompaniment is worth the wait.

  5. Re:Rare robots? by deprecated · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, it is stupid to refer to a prototype as rare.