Robot that can jump 7.5m

doodah · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:30

RC car that can jump 7.5m

Video footage has been released of a robot that can leap over obstacles more than 7.5m (25ft) high.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8253807.stm

Simple idea but pretty impressive. Interesting to see what a 'swarm' of these could do.

Vulcan · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:33

dbappa said:
Interesting to see what a 'swarm' of these could do.

Drive around in a group knocking into peoples feet? Hardly a threat.

Tefal · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:33

They stole the idea from the "self righters" from robot wars

monkeygremlin · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:39

What if someone builds a 26' high fence? :confused:

All that work for nothing.

B@Th*nG · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:45

not really all that spectacular is it?

B@

Gaz1988 · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:16

Am i the only one noticing the lack of "robot" and more a toy car?

twist3d0n3 · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:20

that'll be the next christmas hit for 10 year olds... pointless, but looks like it could be fun

SkeeterUK · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:26

If these had a mini nade intergrated these would be awesome to jump into enemy and go kaboom. Or to jump up a wall of an enemy building, detonate and u got a nice big hole to see the enemy.

twist3d0n3 · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:29

or you could just stealth them up to an enemy and ping them in the face! it'd be one helluva uppercut

Kol · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:30

Gaz1988 said:
Am i the only one noticing the lack of "robot" and more a toy car?

According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, a robot is "any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner".

Dreadi · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:31

B@Th*nG said:
not really all that spectacular is it?

B@

not in the slightest

Ranger07 · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:37

I wonder how many attempts it took to film it actually clearing the fence.

Jono8 · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:37

thread title should read "Tyco RC car that can jump 7.5m"

Dmack · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:40

Tefal said:
They stole the idea from the "self righters" from robot wars

haha i was thinking this, they should enter it into the show, finishing move could be the people's 7.5m drop

simpletom · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:41

So you can't envisage them hopping round some Middle East country, powering down due to low batteries and kids kicking them around?

gillywibble · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:41

/builds moat

Paul11 · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:42

but as an unmaned thing to go off in to enemy territory and send back images it will proabably be quite handy

bledd · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:45

I can jump 7.5, any day

Platinum87 showed me how to do it, he mastered it from an early age

Dark_Angel · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:46

bledd. said:
I can jump 7.5, any day

Platinum87 showed me how to do it, he mastered it from an early age

To reach his fishfingers?

Pretty cool though (the robot I mean).

Emlyn_Dewar · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:46

Jono8 said:
thread title should read "Tyco RC car that can jump 7.5m"

Exactly what I was thinking, it reminds me of rebound.
Hope they've got the 16v battery.