Boston Dynamics
4 HN mentions · mentioned in 4 months, 2013–2015
2:09 · 41M views · Oct 4, 2013
Boston Dynamics shows WildCat, a four-legged robot built with DARPA funding that reached about 19 mph using bounding and galloping gaits.
Used as a reference point when comparing other legged robots, such as the MIT Cheetah, on gait and speed.
4 comments from Hacker News
The bounding part is very cool (I caught myself leaning forward in surprise [and mild horror?] as the machine jumped over the box instead of maneuvering around it). Besides not requiring fuel, does anyone know how this is different/better/unique than Google/BostonDynamic's WildCage? ( this video ) I certainly agree that more people working on this is a good thing, but I'd like to understand the progress being made.
Is this where Boston Robotics comes in? For heavy load, they have wild cat[wildcat] and for lighter loads, they have spot [spot]. For Ussain Bolt, there is the cheetah [cheetah] that can keep up with the pace peaking at over 29 miles per hour. All these are at various stages in development and as far as I understand not ready for production. spot this video wildcat this video cheetah [LINK]
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I noticed the opposite in this one: this video Which is to say, it looks more natural and more balanced with the legs out of sync.