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DooKey
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MIT has developed a four-legged robot they call Cheetah and it's pretty remarkable since it doesn't have any kind of camera to watch where it's going. They've built special sensors into the robot that allows it to feel it's way around like a human would do in a pitch black room. They say since it relies on tactile information it can move faster over unexpected obstacles. Enough of explaining what it can do when you can watch their video. Check it out.
Watch the video here.
“Cheetah 3 is designed to do versatile tasks such as power plant inspection, which involves various terrain conditions including stairs, curbs, and obstacles on the ground,” Kim says. "I think there are countless occasions where we [would] want to send robots to do simple tasks instead of humans. Dangerous, dirty, and difficult work can be done much more safely through remotely controlled robots.”
Watch the video here.
“Cheetah 3 is designed to do versatile tasks such as power plant inspection, which involves various terrain conditions including stairs, curbs, and obstacles on the ground,” Kim says. "I think there are countless occasions where we [would] want to send robots to do simple tasks instead of humans. Dangerous, dirty, and difficult work can be done much more safely through remotely controlled robots.”
