Follow Me, Robot

Filed under Robots, Videos by on January 10, 2013 at 7:14 am {no comments}

Working with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL), researchers from DARPA‘s LS3 program demonstrated new advances in the robot’s control, stability and maneuverability, including “Leader Follow“.

Watch this:

This includes decision making, enhanced roll recovery, exact foot placement over rough terrain, the ability to maneuver in an urban environment, and verbal command capability.

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Information and video provided by DARPA

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Pack Horse ROBOT For Troops

Filed under Robots, STEM, Videos by on September 20, 2012 at 7:08 am {no comments}

Nothing lightens the load quite like a robot pack horse in the field, eh?

It has four legs, eyes, and a body built to carry.  And with the ability to go wherever men can.  The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boston Dynamics tested an autonomous robot on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

Check this out:

The Legged Squad Support System, or LS3, demonstration was a performance test of the pack mule prototype for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos and DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar.

Video provided by MarinesTV

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These Robot Legs Were Made For Walkin’

Filed under Robots, Videos by on June 26, 2012 at 7:40 am {no comments}

"They call me...PETMAN." (No really, they call him Petman)

Remember the $2 million-dollar robot contest I was telling you about a couple of months ago?

Well check out these babies.

This video shows versions of DARPA and Boston Dynamics robots climbing stairs, walking on a treadmill and doing pushups.



A modified platform resembling these robots is expected to be used as government-funded equipment (GFE) for performers in Tracks B and C of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. The GFE Platform is expected to have two arms, two legs, a torso and a head, and will be physically capable of performing all of the tasks required for the disaster response scenarios scheduled in the Challenge.

However, despite the appearance of the robots in the video, the Challenge is decidedly not exclusive to humanoid robot solutions.

Any designs are welcome provided they are compatible with shared human-robot environments, compatible with human tools, and compatible with human operators so that a human without expertise in robotics can give commands and confidently anticipate the response.
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