BigDog: Impressive Robotics
I don't often post YouTube videos, but this one elicited a "wow" ...
I've only dabbled in AI-type programming, but I can appreciate the amount of computation that's going on in real time here. The Big Dog recovers nicely from a hard shove at about 0:40, but that's nothing compared to scrabbling on the ice at about 1:25. I found myself thinking through the subroutines, if-then statements, and 3D math required to figure out where to move your feet to counterbalance the weight that your carrying.
A little research on Google and Wikipedia and covered some interesting facts about Boston Dynamics; they are a spinoff from MIT doing a number of different robotics projects.
This is the posted in many places. I saw it on Make and BoingBoing, but it's cross-posted everywhere.
Previously ...- Another Spam Graph - The Impact of Spammers Changing Tactics (September 17, 2004)
- Bug bad, bug good, bug Bug (May 18, 2005)
- Spam Graph redux (nice filter!), and an interesting meme I stumbled upon (May 24, 2005)
- Analog and Report Magic Log File Formats (September 10, 2005)
- Fighting with MS Access and version incompatibility (September 26, 2005)
- A blast from my past - game programming for the TRS-80 (October 5, 2005)
- New blog editing tool, and some notes on measuring traffic (October 16, 2005)
- Working with the .org TLD is a refreshing departure from .com-mercialism (October 23, 2005)
- Code Mover / Transport: Managing source, environments, and deep-diving into multiple technologies (November 6, 2005)
- Hand writing recognition - harder than colored bubbles (November 19, 2005)
- Preventing Image Hotlinking - What, How, and some Hints (October 21, 2006)
- Mind Maps Explained by the Inventor (January 25, 2007)
- Shift Happens (April 20, 2007)
- Interesting RFID Applications (August 26, 2007)
Labels: development, hands on, robotics, technology
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