DARPA creates a robot that can outrun Usain Bolt...

Discussion in 'Techforge' started by Robotech Master, Sep 8, 2012.

  1. Robotech Master

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    http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/07/us-government-creates-its-very-own-decepticon

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    Only by baby steps. That thing's pretty impressive on a treadmill, but off... probably not so much.
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    Probably one of the biggest impacts Iraq and Afghanistan will have will be on the tech that came out of it, especially when it comes to robotics and artificial limbs. And increasingly it looks like those two streams could merge within the next decade. :soma:
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    Just wait until the killer cheetah comes for you. It will be like the Inorganics in Robotech: Sentinals. :scared:
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