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A four-legged robotic dog called HOUND has demonstrated an unprecedented level of agility and speed, clocking the fastest 100-meter dash ever achieved by a quadruped robot and setting a new Guinness World Record in the process.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Robot, Quadruped, World Records, World’s Fastest, KAIST, Guinness
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While seeing-eye dogs can be very helpful to the blind, raising and training them is a long and expensive process. Scientists have therefore recently started investigating the possibility of outsourcing the job to dog-like quadruped robots.Continue Rea… Continue reading Quadruped robots may one day give seeing-eye dogs a run for their money
Two years ago we first heard about the Swiss-Mile Robot, a quadruped bot with powered wheels on the ends of its four legs. It’s now in for some competition, as China’s LimX Dynamics has announced it own wheeled quadruped, called the W1.Continue Reading… Continue reading Wheeled legs let LimX Dynamics’ W1 quadruped robot walk n’ roll
Back in the good old days, you needed skills to ride a Suzuki up the stairs, and people would look at you like a lunatic. On the Suzuki MOQBA quadruped horsiecycle, though, no skills are required, and people are more likely to look at you with pity.Con… Continue reading Suzuki unveils bizarre 4-legged, stair-climbing motorcycle
While we’ve seen a number of quadruped “robotic dogs” lately, they all require control motors to maintain their running gait. An experimental new one, however, keeps running on its own once it’s been set in motion.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Te… Continue reading Dog-inspired robot keeps running on its own once started
China’s consumer technology giant Xiaomi has unleashed the second iteration of its robot pooch. The CyberDog 2 looks much less business-like and more like a family companion, comes packed with sensors, and can still do back flips.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Xiaomi lets more pooch-like CyberDog 2 off the leash
Inspections of tall metal structures or machines can be difficult for people to perform up-close and in person, and while aerial drones may help, their limited battery life is a problem. That’s where the magnetic-footed Magnecko robot is intended to co… Continue reading Wall-climbing Magnecko robot is like a cross between a gecko and a spider
If you thought that putting a rifle on a robotic dog was daft enough, what about one with an actual flamethrower on its back? Not just a concept, Throwflame is taking preorders for its Thermonator flamethrower-wielding quadruped robot for those who fee… Continue reading Robotic dog turns up the heat with a flamethrower backpack
Robot humanoids are cool, but also a bit hard to make work as they only have two legs to stand on. Four-legged robots can be a bit more approachable. The …read more Continue reading DingoQuadruped Is a Cheap Canine-Like Robot
Foxes are cat software running on dog hardware, or so they say. And [Will Cogley] seems to have taken that to heart with this 3D-printed robotic fox, which borrows heavily …read more Continue reading Robotic Fox Is Part Dog, Part Cat — Just Like the Real Thing