Tag: bipedal

Japanese Robot to Walk on the Moon by 2015

April 29, 2010May 23, 2015 Mike Henry No Comments

The next step on the Moon may well be taken by a robot. In a country that produces robots to do almost anything you can imagine, a robot to walk on the lunar surface is not so far-fetched. The Japanese just may be the next nation to plant a flag on the dusty surface of…

Space

Robot Takes a New Step Forward

December 9, 2009May 23, 2015 Mike Henry No Comments

PETMAN is one of a new kind of walking robot described in this story from Jesse Emspak, correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor. This bot, designed by Boston Dynamics in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a bipedal robot that can stroll in a very human way as you can see by watching the video. The mechanical automaton has no torso, just steel and…

Robots

Robotic Turkeys Not Afraid of Thanksgiving

November 28, 2009May 23, 2015 Mike Henry No Comments

Robotic turkeys need not worry about ending up on someone's Thanksgiving table. There is not much meat on those legs and the bird is just a bit tough to chew. I found this old article on a robotic turkey when I did a search for a Thanksgiving topic for RobotNext. So, in keeping with my…

Nature, Robots

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