Sand Flea Jumping Robot

[bobbymike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo&feature=player_embedded





Weaponize, weaponize and weaponize

 

[SteveO]

I want one for Christmas! ;D

I wonder how long it will be before we see a cruise missile loaded up with mini robots that get dispensed over a military target that run and jump around taking pot shots at people and then driving under vehicles and aircraft and blow up.

Bit like a special forces raid in a cluster bomb.

 

[Dragon029]

Add a laser listening device, a couple of cameras (front and back), an aiming system (a generalised marking on the camera HUD) and perhaps some optional explosives and you've got a pretty useful system.

The one thing that Boston Dynamics has to stay away from now though is AI research - they seriously are the closest company in existence that bears a resemblance to Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator / Skynet). ;D

 

[shedofdread]

Remarkable! One wonders how many such jumps it's capable of between refills (presume it's a gas driven thing)?

Thanks for posting.