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Robot walks independently with dynamic balancing

March 1st, 2007 by Monkey

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We’re still chuckling about Asimo’s sad little tumble last year, but Anybots’ breakthrough dynamically balancing biped robot, Dexter, is no laughing matter. While he’s sans arms for now, the 135-pound, 5′10″ robot is being celebrated for the sole fact that he isn’t pre-programmed and can support his own strut — and supposedly, he’ll soon be able to run. Dexter’s partner in crime is Monty, a two-wheeled, two-armed bot with one fully articulated, 18-motor gripper hand. Driven by compressed air and controlled remotely by a human operator, both of these humanoid robots were developed with the intent to be of assistance in various household and industrial tasks.

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- Anybots’ Dexter and Monty humanoid robots
Read - Video of Dexter taking shoves from Monty

 

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Robots will extend the life of the human being. Once we make this Earth unhospitable for us as we are, we will see a human-machine merger, and those without technology will die out while the fittest will survive. LR IV

Originally posted by Jeannie Choe from Engadget, ReBlogged by Leon Reid on Feb 28, 2007 at 07:49 PM

Originally from Eyebeam reBlog on February 28, 2007, 6:49pm

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