Re:Miniature Quadruped Robot Is Blazingly Fast
by robomartin on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @01:13PM
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Quadruped my ass.
Install off road RC car paddle wheels on this thing and it will perform the same or better. It might even float! "Four leg robot fastest on water." Right.
I am disgusted by this. University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins ought to be ashamed. It's an insult to anyone working on real legged locomotion. Dishonest at the very least. And, if the research is funded with public money tagged for legged locomotion this is fraudulent as well. Sad.
Install off road RC car paddle wheels on this thing and it will perform the same or better. It might even float! "Four leg robot fastest on water." Right.
https://www.google.com/search?q=paddle+tires+for+rc+truck...
I am disgusted by this. University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins ought to be ashamed. It's an insult to anyone working on real legged locomotion. Dishonest at the very least. And, if the research is funded with public money tagged for legged locomotion this is fraudulent as well. Sad.