Weekend Fun: Big Dog Robot
So what did Boston Dynamics end up doing with the $10 million in funding they received from Darpa? Well, they continued the development of their BigDog quadruped robot, which is simply mind blowing to say the very least. It’s also just mental to see how advanced robots have become since the early days of Robbie The Robot. What makes the BigDog so amazing is the seemingly “alive” traits that the quadruped robot...
Weekend Fun: The Sub Marine Catcher
In the bowels of the Namba District (Osaka, Japan), lies this little gem of human evolution: The Sub Marine Catcher. Modeled after one of those arcade teddy bear claw games, the SMC allows “contestants” to try and nab a live lobster by positioning the crane claw over a plump candidate and hoping for the best. As you will see from the video below, it’s somewhat cruel, with no regard for Lobster Rights, so we’re...