Tuesday, November 3, 2009

PETMAN Humanoid Walking Robot

Filed under: Military Medicine

At Boston Dynamics out of Waltham, MA, engineers are building a robot that can walk naturally and simulate the motion of a real human. The PETMAN project is intended to develop a platform on which to test chemical protection suits for the US Army. With an ambitious schedule to develop the robot, the team already built the legs and torso that can walk on their own. We can't help but see an amazing set of prosthetic legs, as shown in this video:

Project page @ Boston Dynamics: PETMAN ...

(hat tip: MassDevice)

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