Google présente "Spot", son chien robot : en route vers la déshumanisation ! Dare to be better ? OK !

Il court, négocie les pentes, enjambe les escaliers et suis son maître fidèlement.

S'il n'est pas encore doué d'émotions, le prototype "Spot" de la Boston Dynamics est doté de nombreux sens.

En l'occurrence le prototype de la firme rachetée par Google en 2013 est bourré de capteurs afin d'être tout terrain et évoluer autant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur.

Pesant un peu plus de 70 kg, le robot repose sur quatre pattes animées par autant de vérins hydrauliques. La bête de métal a été présentée dans une nouvelle vidéo sur le compte YouTube de l'entreprise. Et comme à chaque fois, sa fluidité et sa capacité à encaisser les chocs épatent. Sa présence est même presque déjà familière.

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Spot is a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. Spot has a sensor head that helps it navigate and negotiate rough terrain. Spot weighs about 160 lbs.

"Spot" est l'héritier de près de trois décennies de développements.

Avant de passer dans le giron de Google, la technologie Boston Dynamics a notamment été mise au service de l'armée américaine.

BigDog - The Most Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot on Earth

BigDog is a rough-terrain robot that walks, runs, climbs and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by an engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog has four legs that are articulated like an animal’s, with compliant elements to absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule; about 3 feet long, 2.5 feet tall and weighs 240 lbs.

BigDog's on-board computer controls locomotion, processes sensors and handles communications with the user. BigDog’s control system keeps it balanced, manages locomotion on a wide variety of terrains and does navigation. Sensors for locomotion include joint position, joint force, ground contact, ground load, a gyroscope, LIDAR and a stereo vision system. Other sensors focus on the internal state of BigDog, monitoring the hydraulic pressure, oil temperature, engine functions, battery charge and others.

BigDog runs at 4 mph, climbs slopes up to 35 degrees, walks across rubble, climbs muddy hiking trails, walks in snow and water, and carries 340 lb load.

Development of the original BigDog robot was funded by DARPA.

Work to add a manipulator and do dynamic manipulation was funded by the Army Research Laboratory's RCTA program.

read more : http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html

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