Boston Dynamics’ newest robot is a mechanical pet! Watch it go for a walk, crawl under a table, and extend its neck for a petting. But did you ever see a dog load the dishwasher and straighten up the kitchen?
SpotMini is a new smaller version of the Spot robot, weighing 55 lbs dripping wet (65 lbs if you include its arm.) SpotMini is all-electric (no hydraulics) and runs for about 90 minutes on a charge, depending on what it is doing. SpotMini is one of the quietest robots we have ever built. It has a variety of sensors, including depth cameras, a solid state gyro (IMU) and proprioception sensors in the limbs. These sensors help with navigation and mobile manipulation. SpotMini performs some tasks autonomously, but often uses a human for high-level guidance. For more information about SpotMini visit our website at www.BostonDynamics.com
SpotMini can trip and fall, but they had to put out a banana peel to demonstrate it. -via Geeks Are Sexy
Comments (2)
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I'm all for cute but cats have over used their cute quota. Lets see cute dogs, water bears, Koalas, etc.
A cute koala video for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCnPBf5g9F4&feature=fvw
Go here http://cheezburger.com/sites and there's sections for cute dogs, misc animals, babies, and of course all the other lolsites.