Dave,
In my physical anthropology class years ago I was taught that the most important innovation in human walking was gluteus maximus, the large muscle that connects the legs to the upper body and keeps us from falling over when we walk. So far as I can see these robots HAVE not gluteus maximus.
What’s with that?
n
Nick Thompson
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Sixty Minutes did another segment on the robots of Boston Scientific (Frank knows the founder). Puff piece, in that they did not discuss the controversy of the $75,000 quadrupeds being sold to police departments, and uses to which they are being put.
But the 3 minute film of four robots, two bipeds, one quad, one wheeled doing the Mashed Potato was quite fun, and actually quite amazing. Clip is earlier demo and does not show Mashed Potato dance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFK9lkez32E
davew
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