JPL's ATHLETE Rover
POSTED BY: cljohnston108
UPDATED: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:58
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This is just the coolest rover design I've ever seen...
JPL Robotics: System: The ATHLETE Rover
http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/systems/system.cfm?System=11
Check out the Multimedia page < http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/technology/athlete-20070806/>, and do yourselves a favor: Download the HD video clip (137 MB!) and watch it in Full Screen mode in Quicktime!
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"Spry for a dead fella!"
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So this is all pumped up on steroids and performance enhancing stuff too?
I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.
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Not bad. Looks like a primitive proto-Tachikoma. . .
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That's just awesome. Hands down awesome.
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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Not bad. Looks like a primitive proto-Tachikoma. . .
Hey! Y'know, somebody made the exact same connection on the other forum I posted this on!
http://orbit.m6.net/Forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=17972
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Now all it needs is an annoying falsetto.
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