Sunday, October 27, 2013

Are Terminator-Robots The Soldiers Of The Future?

Robot-at-arms: Atlas is 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighs 330 pounds

Be Afraid: DARPA Unveils Terminator-Like Atlas Robot -- CNet

Diagram looks like the prototype in support of a hope robot infantryman, and it can tackle rough terrain and bear individual tools. Can you say "Skynet"?
If you're petite of nightmare fuel, say hello to diagram.

On Thursday, DARPA unveiled this hulking, 6-foot robot residential by Boston Dynamics, creator of the infamous BigDog and other frightening creatures. Surprisingly, the 330-pound terror is designed to help us meatsacks.

Diagram is a testbed humanoid in support of catastrophe response, but it looks like it knows its way around a phased plasma ransack in the 40-watt range. Fortunately, it comes from Massachusetts, not the hope.

We've seen hints of diagram with Boston Dynamics' Petman soldier robot, which can act pushups and run on a treadmill.

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More News On DARPA's Newest Robot
DARPA ATLAS Humanoid Robot is Here -- Robots.net

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