Robots

Military Car Robot Jumping 7.6 Metres Is Every Kid’s Toy Dream

By Jesus Diaz on September 16, 2009 at 1:20 AM

Watching this video of the Precision Urban Hopper jumping over a fence, makes my inner kid all giddy and excited. It also makes my outer nerd wet. It has been invented by Boston Dynamics, the creators of the scary BigDog.

The Precision Urban Hopper—developed for Darpa—is a GPS-guided robot designed for exploration of urban warfare environments. It has a piston-actuated leg that will launch it over any obstacle up to 7.6 metres high. For the record: The piston-actuated leg should be obligatory in every single RC car, skateboard and Converse shoe from now on. Who is with me? Write to your member of parliament now, dammit. [BBC News]

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  • Matthew
    September 16, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    That’s made my inner child excited :)

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