RHex

Posted by Miss Cellania in Video Clips on November 14, 2007 at 12:24 pm



(YouTube link)

Watch this little robot; it’s like a pet who won’t give up!

RHex is a man-portable robot with extraordinary rough terrain mobility. RHex climbs over rock fields, mud, sand, vegetation, railroad tracks, telephone poles and up steep slopes and stairways. RHex has a sealed body, making it fully operational in wet weather, in muddy and swampy conditions, and it can swim on the surface or dive underwater.

RHex is made by Boston Dynamics, and is controlled by a remote operator up to 600 feet away. Link -via Dark Roasted Blend


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8 comments to "RHex"

  1. matt
    November 14th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    The last 10 seconds of that clip make me laugh like an idiot. That little thing just hauling ass cracks me up.

  2. Marcelo Porpecelli
    November 14th, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    Humans prepare to die!!! Do you remember Robocop´s ED-209, that huge thing couldn´t climb stairs, but this one can, now the only thing missing on this one is a pair of automatic machineguns!

  3. Skully
    November 14th, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    I was thinking of getting a cat, but now I've changed my mind, What do you feed this thing? Does it go in the box?

  4. Clinton Labombard
    November 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm

    "I like your booty, but I'm not gay!" Is there an actual toy used for the Insane-O-Flex or did they make that one up from scratch?

  5. Vonskippy
    November 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

    Only in the fantasy land of Marketing hype is that RADIO CONTROLLED toy a Robot.

  6. Prairie Dog
    November 14th, 2007 at 5:42 pm

    I agree with Vonskippy. I am not going to gladly welcome our robot overlords unless they are autonomous dang it.

  7. Levi
    November 14th, 2007 at 5:58 pm

    that is actually how i had always pictured 'the hound' from Fahrenheit 451

  8. Theophrastus
    November 17th, 2007 at 2:33 pm

    That is the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life.

    Okay, bunnies are still cuter. But they have competition.


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