Randy Hemingway's Blog

Frederic Kaplan, a designer with Sony, has developed algorithms that make it possible for robots to “learn” about their surroundings and interact with them.

This is one of those robots you don’t want to meet in a dark alley. Because it’s big…and armed. The Armed Forces have really been stepping up their unmanned vehicle R&D in the last decade, and the battlefield is just starting to see the fruits of their budgets. So, unmanned, heavily armed vehicles like the Crusher aren’t too far away.

WHOA! If you bothered to watch that video of the little black toy robot I posted earlier, you’d know that it could, what…get up from being flat on its face? balance on leg to kick its other leg out?! oooOOOOOoooo!! I’m scared. See my knees shaking? No, because they’re not. Dude, this robot developed by Boston Dynamics is so much more awesomer!! I held my breath almost the whole time I watched this video — which got kind of life-threatening but so worth it. You have got to see it to believe it. But be PATIENT: the first few seconds are kind of boring, then it gets really amazing. Have fun!

Check out this video of this robot! It gets up from being flat on its face or its back. And it looks great, too.