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Build a Robot out of a Car?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the why-the-heck-not dept.

SomeRobotGuy writes "A researcher in the U.K. is in the process of building an autonomous biped robot out of a Mini Cooper r50. Its functions are controlled by six computers running RTLinux and it's powered by an internal combustion engine. And the thing's not tiny, at over 10 feet tall! The site includes videos showing some impressive results."

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  1. Winner already known by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think the DARPA team did this, it's the Hummer thingy. And I said this in the DARPA thread, the DARPA "contest" is a sham, there is only one vehicle that can win, and it seems to be funded by guess what? Defese contractors. Suprise.

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  2. Unsympathetic moderators by some+guy+I+know · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Redundant?
    "The Only Druid"'s post has the same time as "TapTapTheChisler"'s, and the post number is only one higher; i.e., they were posted at nearly the same time.
    How could he/she have possibly known about the other post?
    Give the guy/gal a break.
    Metamods mod the "Redundant" mod unfair.

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