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Title: Boston Dynamics Sand Flea jumps 30 feet
Post by: Admin on March 29, 2012, 03:39:51 AM

No need to send in a soldier to toss a robot through the window . . . this robot does it all by itself.

Boston Dynamics also claims it can even accurately go through windows, but I have my doubts.

It looks very much in the prototype stage, so probably another year or two before the military starts using them . . .

Sand Flea Jumping Robot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo#ws)

Title: Re: Boston Dynamics Sand Flea jumps 30 feet
Post by: joe61 on March 29, 2012, 03:18:19 PM

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/news/sand-flea-robot-can-jump-30-feet-high-dpgoha-20120329-fc_18892298#video (http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/news/sand-flea-robot-can-jump-30-feet-high-dpgoha-20120329-fc_18892298#video)

Joe

Title: Re: Boston Dynamics Sand Flea jumps 30 feet
Post by: corrado33 on May 17, 2012, 02:56:40 PM

Hahahahahahah all I could do was laugh maniacally.  Awesome little bot though.  I was surprised when it jumped off of the roof.  That's a long fall. 

Title: Re: Boston Dynamics Sand Flea jumps 30 feet
Post by: DomoArigatoMrRoboto on May 19, 2012, 09:03:38 AM

Wow shouldn't be long before the military sees this and is like  :o How come we have never seen this before !?

Title: Re: Boston Dynamics Sand Flea jumps 30 feet
Post by: KurtEck on May 20, 2012, 06:49:52 AM

Quote from: DomoArigatoMrRoboto on May 19, 2012, 09:03:38 AM

Wow shouldn't be long before the military sees this and is like  :o How come we have never seen this before !?

Actually the military is funding this.  Funding is by Darpa (Defense Advanced Research Projects) and by Rapid Equipping Force (US Army)...

Kurt

Title: Re: Boston Dynamics Sand Flea jumps 30 feet
Post by: Gertlex on June 06, 2012, 09:17:24 PM

It occurs to me just now that it probably doesn't jump off sand very well :)