Robot that can jump 7.5m

Azagoth · 15 Sep 2009 at 20:44

It may be the scale that's putting me off, but that fence doesn't look anywhere near 25' high.

simpletom · 15 Sep 2009 at 20:56

NickK said:
Minor problem with the OP robot. The piston will only be reliable on a flat, hard surface. Place on soft ground, or if the ground is on an angle!

So it'd be useless on sand, say, like in a desert environment?

Face it, it will be a complete and utter failure. It will simply be launching itself in a random direction.

cheets64 · 15 Sep 2009 at 20:57

Azagoth said:
It may be the scale that's putting me off, but that fence doesn't look anywhere near 25' high.

Its about 3.5 meters, nowhere near 7.5

OzyOly · 15 Sep 2009 at 20:58

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

All started with cassius.

cactuscake · 15 Sep 2009 at 21:35

NickK said:
Not unless you want to then go inside a building.

I thought that too, but the article says it uses GPS for navigation... which would stop working the moment it goes indoors.

touch · 15 Sep 2009 at 22:18

SkeeterUK · 15 Sep 2009 at 22:27

Women will be liking this if they strap a ***** on haha.

Greenlizard0 · 15 Sep 2009 at 22:29

Lol! ^

D18241 · 15 Sep 2009 at 22:33

goes and buys a remote heli... look it goes so high lets get it on the news

Atomic · 15 Sep 2009 at 22:38

I'm actually very impressed.

Each year it does seem that scientists or robot makers seem to make strides with robot functionality.

It may seem an ungraceful landing and not that impressive to some, but this could be an important step into how robots move around and whatever.

I look forward to more things developing.

NickK · 15 Sep 2009 at 22:38

This is how it's done:

doodah · 15 Sep 2009 at 22:49

touch said:
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drunkenmaster · 16 Sep 2009 at 00:16

Now they just need to hide it inside a slightly bigger version of that toy dog that yaps then does the back flip and no one would see it coming.

EdGey · 16 Sep 2009 at 00:43

i was expecting a human like robot...but still cool.

_Gizka_ · 16 Sep 2009 at 01:35

Was expecting a bipedal robot. With lasers. And gatling guns.

Current robot has potential. Needs more explosions. and the ability to identify an angled plywood base.

arknor · 16 Sep 2009 at 08:05

NickK said:
Not unless you want to then go inside a building.

Just one thing I learn recently - the UK still maintains that a human operator must fire a robot mounted weapon (gun/missile) after evaluating the situation. The US on the other hand doesn't.

There's lots of interesting things in the pipeline. Israel's recon snake is interesting and spooky too.

there are other robots that can go inside a building.

ever saw those dragon fly things for kids that hover a few feet of the ground? wouldnt be hard to adapt the principals behind one for military use

NickK · 16 Sep 2009 at 08:14

arknor said:
there are other robots that can go inside a building.

ever saw those dragon fly things for kids that hover a few feet of the ground? wouldnt be hard to adapt the principals behind one for military use

Yup. I'm currently working with a company in the states on stereo vision. The goal is an autonomous platform.

There are versions for air and ground at the moment with a ruggedised version with GPS navigation (the navigation board has just started shipping).

For stealth, a blimp works better - so you can fly a small blimp into a room a position it in the corner. It then doesn't have to expend much energy or make much noise to monitor.

D.P. · 16 Sep 2009 at 08:33

NickK said:
Yup. I'm currently working with a company in the states on stereo vision. The goal is an autonomous platform.

There are versions for air and ground at the moment with a ruggedised version with GPS navigation (the navigation board has just started shipping).

For stealth, a blimp works better - so you can fly a small blimp into a room a position it in the corner. It then doesn't have to expend much energy or make much noise to monitor.

What company are you working for may I ask?

The problem with blimps is their payload and size. Our lab pioneered some early control work using optic-flow on blimps but the platform was soon ditched for microsized planes and helis. To get even 20g of payload the blimp wouldn't fit through a doorway, you can forget about stereo vision on a blimp...

NickK · 16 Sep 2009 at 08:39

D.P. said:
What company are you working for may I ask?

The problem with blimps is their payload and size. Our lab pioneered some early control work using optic-flow on blimps but the platform was soon ditched for microsized planes and helis. To get even 20g of payload the blimp wouldn't fit through a doorway, you can forget about stereo vision on a blimp...

More of a pet project rather than working in a strict sense. The company is called Surveyor Corp. It's been targeting universities as a research tool but is expanding out into the small rover business through partners.

Your right, a blimp would be larger than a powered vehicle and there's nothing stopping a heli vehicle from using Gecko foot technology to stick itself to walls to reduce the noise and power requirements when in position.

Tefal · 16 Sep 2009 at 08:54

NickK said:
Gecko foot technology

Out of curiosity rather than making fancy atrifical stuff would it be easier to skin a geckos feet?