Robot Technology

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Winnow
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Robot Technology

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Some people look to Japan when it comes to robots but compare Japan's best with what an American company is doing:


Japan's Asimo:

http://youtu.be/9CNf8iIY5fE

Not bad. Cute.

Now checkout some real walking robots:

Four legged:

http://youtu.be/xqMVg5ixhd0?hd=1

Two legs:

http://youtu.be/mclbVTIYG8E?hd=1

Some Japanese are upset after seeing the Petman videos at how simplistic their Asimo robot is compared to the Boston Dynamics robots.

Looks like the U.S. might have a killer cyborg army first!
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Best comment in that second American video: "Why do I think that thing reaaallly wants to find John Connor?"
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