Cheetah Robot Jump Over Hurdles

[TwistedDictator]

 

“It’s the first legged robot to be able leap hurdles like this autonomously,” says team leader Sangbae Kim. “Many other robots can move faster on wheels, or maybe jump higher, but they can’t do it on their own.” Kim and his colleagues will hold a live demonstration of the robot’s running jump at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals in June, and present the findings from this latest round of tests at robotics conference in July.

The previous cheetah had most of the same hardware—except it was blind. It used an IMU (internal measurement unit) with an accelerometer and a gyroscope to keep its balance. These sensors—the same used to control drones, satellites, and missiles—were combined with a specially-designed algorithm that could help determine how much force to exert and adapt to any changes in terrain and programmed speed. But the robot still had no way of seeing objects in the way.

The new system implements a new LIDAR sensor system that grants the robot the gift of sight, using reflections from lasers to map terrain. Combined with the unique algorithm and all the other sensors in place, the cheetah-bot can run and avoid oncoming obstacles all on its own, adjusting to new information in about half the time of a single stride and determining how much force its 12 electric motors will need to deliver to its 3D-printed legs to clear any hurdles.

Impressive I guess this could lead to many things. I would like to see it outside and see how its like there because maybe it could jump only over things that the devs shown so it could be cheeting (lol, terrible joke)

[ZetZet]

It should be called sheep not cheetah, that stiff back looks so funny  :lol:  :lol:

[asim1999]

They should start using these in movies instead of real animals 

[DIV1D3]

The end is nigh. 

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

It can't be bargained with.  It can't be reasoned with.  And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until the obstacle is too high to jump over.

[SIGSEGV]

What a boring title...

[SIGSEGV]

Also, are those things on the side of it Arduinos?

[Toddwjp]

how long till we replace conventional warfare with soldiers riding mechanical cheetahs wielding laser swords

[Trik'Stari]

how long till we replace conventional warfare with soldiers riding mechanical cheetahs wielding laser swords

YES. That would be awesome.

[TAK]

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