Miniature Quadruped Robot Is Blazingly Fast

Re:Miniature Quadruped Robot Is Blazingly Fast by subb on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @11:34AM (#5826263)

I don't really understand my brain's response to small things.

Small dog/cat -> cute

Tarantula -> horrible

Small robot that goes as fast as a tarantula -> cute?

Anyway, that's pretty cool. They should put some sticky/rubbery material on the tips of the legs to improve traction on smooth surfaces.

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Re:Miniature Quadruped Robot Is Blazingly Fast by Dove on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @02:38PM (#5827613)

It's not relative to absolute size -- it's relative to the average size of the thing. Baby elephants are cute, even if full-grown dogs, being much smaller, aren't.

A tarantula is not so much a small thing as it is a HUGE spider. Tiny spiders are actually cute. At least, as cute as spiders get, anyway.

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Re:Miniature Quadruped Robot Is Blazingly Fast by CodeCube on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @11:48AM (#5826347)

I don't know man ... seeing it zip across the carpet totally gave me an, "OMG that spider is coming to get me!" vibe.

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