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Title: The Next Generation Soldier See It Here First
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Published: Oct 26, 2009
Author: wired.com
Post Date: 2009-10-26 19:50:03 by tom007
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The makers of the eerily lifelike robotic mule have a new creation: a machine that walks around like a real human being. Boston Dynamics is building the “Petman” prototype for the U.S. Army, to test out protective clothing. “Petman will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents,” the company promises. “Petman will also simulate human physiology within the protective suit by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating when necessary, all to provide realistic test conditions. ” Like Boston Dynamics’ BigDog robo-mule, Petman stays upright, even when it’s shoved. And the thing walks heel-to-toe at 3.2 miles per hour, just like a flesh-and-blood person. Petman may be just one of a number of attempts by robot-makers to build a simulated set of biped legs. But I haven’t seen one that gets closer to the real deal.
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#1. To: tom007 (#0)
The vision system is the killer. I think it needs those yellow lines.
If blacks, Hispanics, and immigrants are excluded from the American results, our student performance rises from 12th, to 2nd in reading and 5th in math.
I imagine it has a lot of problems. Power and distance perception being two of them.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" You haven't seen the cyborg beetles yet ?????
No but I bet they will be hell on my tomatoes plants next year.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#2. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#1)
#3. To: tom007 (#0)
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams 
#4. To: Rotara (#3)
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