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First Dynamically Balancing Biped Robot

Posted by kdawson on from the mister-rossum-on-line-1 dept.

damg writes "Anybots, which is three guys led by Trevor Blackwell, has developed the first robot that walks like we do, by dynamically balancing itself rather than being pre-programmed for walking like Asimo. The video shows the robot walking and being pushed by another 'bully' robot to demonstrate that it can't easily be pushed over."

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  1. Oh Noooo! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Corn_Boy - where is my friend robot!

    Lowtax - PAK CHOOIE UNF

    HE CANNOT CANNOT USE ICQ NOW HE HAS GONE DOWN THE STAIRS

    PAK CHOOIE UNF

    Corn_Boy - nonono is he alright robot!

    Lowtax - PAK CHOOIE UNF

    I AM NOT A ROBOT OF THAT TYPE TO EXAMINE

    DATA: TO PROTECT FROM THE TERRIBLE SECRET OF SPACE

    DATA: SHOVE

    PAK CHOOIE UNF

    Corn_Boy - call an ambulance robot!

    Lowtax - PAK CHOOIE UNF

    I CANNOT DO THAT

    PAK CHOOIE UNF

    Corn_Boy - is there a medicall robot there?????

    Lowtax - PAK CHOOIE UNF

    QUESTION: DO YOU HAVE STAIRS IN YOUR HOUSE?

    PAK CHOOIE UNF

  2. It's the FIRST walking robot by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 1, Troll

    Except for all the other first walking robots that came before it. Oops.

    Check out this video:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y6MUXv9wEcI

    It's an MIT robot doing something more than the white-boy shuffle in a lab. It's running across a grass lawn at a pretty good speed.

    This shuffle-bot looks like it'd make me a nice cup holder, and that's about it.

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