Friday, March 10, 2006

Crazy Robots

I guess it's time to share the weird robot links.

First, from a bunch of you, is a link to a video of a robotic "mule." If you think that's not interesting, then I just didn't describe it well enough. It's phenomenal. And at several points in the video, they push it hard from the side, and it looks like it's going to fall over, but it regains its balance by moving its feet and rapidly adjusting. Here's the link:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RGrMMlNjBB8.

Also, over at Robot Wisdom Weblog, there's a link to a video of a robot that can climb trees. It's every bit as amazing as the mule, and here's the link:
http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/robots/rise-treeclimbing-robot-159375.php.

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