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PETMAN Prototype (video)
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Biped robot the balances dynamically using a human-like walking motion. It is a close relative to BigDog, sharing elements of the mechanical ...
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Open the Future:  Well, You Can Tell By the Way I Use My Walk...

Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:  Video: Boston Dynamics' Petman Is the Creepy Bipedal Evolution of Big Dog

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Well, You Can Tell By the Way I Use My Walk...
Open the Future — ...I've got robot legs, but no mouth to talk. And again! With the shoving! Boston Dynamics really likes to abuse its robots. (For the whippersnappers in the audience who don't get the title reference, here. Yes, the usage is ironic. And get offa my lawn.) ...

Video: Boston Dynamics' Petman Is the Creepy Bipedal Evolution of Big Dog
Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now — The latest innovation to come out of the Boston Dynamics labs is the Petman--a two-legged, upright robot that simulates the walking motion of human beings. And like its quadruped cousin the BigDog, this thing is equally creepy/hilarious (check out the shoes). ...

Boston Dynamics Petman Robot
Next Big Future — The Petman robot is a follow up the Big Dog robot. Big Dog is four legged robot for carrying supplies. (H/T Sander Olson) PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot for testing chemical protection clothing used by the US Army. Unlike previous suit testers, which had to be supported mechanically and had a limited repertoire of motion, PETMAN will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents. PETMAN will also simulate human physiology within the protective suit by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating when ...

The Uncanny Valley kicks you in the ass: freaky-weird disembodied robolegs
Futurismic — A brief scan of the intertubes shows that I’m pretty much the last person to see this, but just in case you haven’t seen it either here’s footage of Petman, a walking robot prototype from Boston Dynamics [via grinding.be, and loads of other places]: ...

PETMAN Humanoid Walking Robot
Medgadget — 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: ...

Walking Humanoids
ScienceRoll — Medgadget reported about the walking humanoid, PETMAN, developed by Boston Dynamics. I have never seen such a realistic movement from a robot. I tried to find other similar videos just to highlight the difference: ...

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PETMAN Humanoid Walking Robot
medgadget.com 16 days ago — 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. ...