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Re:Boston Dynamics Unleashes Wildcat, the Sprinting Quadrupe... by JDDunn9 on Saturday October 05, 2013 @01:52AM (#6499585)
This doesn't seem like it will do much to advance robotics in the private sector (wheels are fine). I'm more excited to see more results from the DARPA arm program (http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-darpa-autonomous-robotic-manipu...) and the Velo gripper (https://willowgarage.com/velo2g).
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Re:Boston Dynamics Unleashes Wildcat, the Sprinting Quadrupe... by MechSkep on Saturday October 05, 2013 @02:19AM (#6499673)
(wheels are fine)

I disagree with this. Try constraining yourself to a wheelchair for a week or so, and then tell me nothing can be gained from a good set of legs.

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Re:Boston Dynamics Unleashes Wildcat, the Sprinting Quadrupe... by JDDunn9 on Saturday October 05, 2013 @02:25AM (#6499690)
Most robots would be confined to one store/space. Especially considering legs double the cost, likelihood of failing, complexity, etc.
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Re:Boston Dynamics Unleashes Wildcat, the Sprinting Quadrupe... by DasIch on Saturday October 05, 2013 @06:33PM (#6502328)
I doubt that applies to the robots the military would like to have.
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