11-lb Robot Can Jump 30 Feet Into the Air

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Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @05:53PM from the there-goes-the-neighborhood dept.

Ruvim writes "Boston Dynamics has developed a 'Sand Flea' 11-lb robot that drives like an RC car, but when it needs to, it can jump 30 feet into the air. An onboard stabilization system keeps it oriented during flight to improve the view from the video uplink and to control landings."

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by Genda ( 560240 ) writes: <mariet@go[ ]et ['t.n' in gap]> on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @05:56PM (#39501639) Journal

Amir... I think we have fleas!!!

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by SexyHamster ( 174881 ) writes: on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @05:57PM (#39501649)

One day Boston Dynamics is going to combine all these robots together and kill us all.

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frumpy poise (Score:5, Funny)

by Hognoxious ( 631665 ) writes: on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @06:03PM (#39501747) Homepage Journal

tries to work out GPE ... too confused to do it with units based on an 11th century King's knackerbag.
tries to convert units to metric ... too drunk.
conclusion: I for one welcome our robotic howitzer overlords.

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by Yvan256 ( 722131 ) writes: on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @06:15PM (#39501923) Homepage Journal

4.98951607 kilograms robot can jump 9.14400 meters into the air.

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by Tsingi ( 870990 ) writes: <.moc.liamg. .ta. .kcir.maharg.> on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @08:24PM (#39503365)

Jumps 11 feet in the air, Skynet. Coincidence? I think not.

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