velu Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 A robot called Cheetah has set a new world speed record, running faster than the fastest human, Usain Bolt. The headless machine, funded by the Pentagon, reached 28.3mph (45.5km/h) when tested on a treadmill. It is created by the Massachusetts robotics company Boston Dynamics and backed by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa). Footage courtesy of Darpa and Boston Dynamics chPanW0QWhA -wi_X_eFUhs
velu Posted September 8, 2012 Author Posted September 8, 2012 They are developing lots of creepy robots, b2bExqhhWRI&feature=related 6b4ZZQkcNEo&feature=relmfu
Clarke Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 That mountain dew cheetah's gonna be unemployed.
surajmal Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 So DARPA is going to be responsible for the creation of Skynet?
jairamesh Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 That big dog Robot (backpack carrier) looked creepy.
Lord Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 wats the purpose of all this?faltu ka kharcha:beee: :P
Jersey #10 Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 more impressed by the jumping robot. Fast machines aren't a new thing.
Cricketics Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 I think one of my hot wheels car from the 90s could run faster than Boult too. So whats the point?
superstar Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 I think one of my hot wheels car from the 90s could run faster than Boult too. So whats the point? Americans building a robo army. Nothing to worry for us.
punjabi_khota Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I think one of my hot wheels car from the 90s could run faster than Boult too. So whats the point? They mimic mammal locomotion (legs instead of wheels), hence can run fast as well run over all kinds of terrain such as hills, ice, rocks, where the hot wheels car can't go. :king:
Ram Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I bet this company got millions of dollars worth of funding from governmental agency to develop this useless piece of contraption. Your tax dollars hard at work, ladies and gentleman.
punjabi_khota Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I bet this company got millions of dollars worth of funding from governmental agency to develop this useless piece of contraption. Your tax dollars hard at work' date=' ladies and gentleman.[/quote'] It is state of the art R&D. What is your problem with this ? :dontknow: These technologies will pay-off in a big way in rescue and relief efforts, don't underestimate robotics. Way more useful than you are giving it credit for.
Crookbond Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 wats the purpose of all this?faltu ka kharcha:beee: :P That's the difference between the US/Israel defense weapons and us - right what you wrote.
nballa Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 if you put me on a treadmill going 28 mph im pretty sure ill be faster than bolt as well
SLICKR392 Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 OLD news for the Japs. They have these robots doing laundry for their grandmas.
Ram Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 It is state of the art R&D. What is your problem with this ? :dontknow: These technologies will pay-off in a big way in rescue and relief efforts, don't underestimate robotics. Way more useful than you are giving it credit for. Nobody is questioning the utility of Science, but how many of these so-called "state of the art R&D" actually translate into real-life benefits? For the record, I do not expect that every federal grant given towards scientific research needs to materialize as real-word science. Academia/research is a noble indulgence and my respect goes towards those who are in that field. But when I read articles about the preposterous sci-fi weapons that some of these private contractors are developing with taxpayer funded money, it really does seem like a monumental waste of resources.
punjabi_khota Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Sending these robots to war instead of men seems like a pretty good real-life benefit to me. This is engineering research, way closer to benefitting 'real-world' than pure math, astrophysics, high energy physics, etc. If you want to question 'real-world' benefits,may I suggest you try the Higgs boson/LHC, or Curiosity. Anyways, putting value to research is a tricky subject. There is place for both pure and applied sciences in this world.
Crookbond Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Nobody is questioning the utility of Science, but how many of these so-called "state of the art R&D" actually translate into real-life benefits? For the record, I do not expect that every federal grant given towards scientific research needs to materialize as real-word science. Academia/research is a noble indulgence and my respect goes towards those who are in that field. But when I read articles about the preposterous sci-fi weapons that some of these private contractors are developing with taxpayer funded money, it really does seem like a monumental waste of resources. "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." - Henry Ford
Clarke Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Nobody is questioning the utility of Science, but how many of these so-called "state of the art R&D" actually translate into real-life benefits?
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