When the early pioneers of human flight realized that aeroplanes don't need to look and function like birds, they were able to arrive at designs that really worked.
Friday, March 29, 2019
Box Mover "Handle" by Boston Dynamics
When the early pioneers of human flight realized that aeroplanes don't need to look and function like birds, they were able to arrive at designs that really worked.
It looks like a bird delivering food to a baby bird. And there is that undercarriage thing that swings back and hesitates oddly - just like a bird. You can see it at the very beginning.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the Captcha thing seems to take forever - is it just me or do lots fo people have to click a lot of images?
Susan, sorry to put you through the captcha gate, but the blog has been getting a lot of spam comments lately.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say the same thing as Susan....the robot doesn't need to replicate a human's physiology but gosh darn if it doesn't look like a giant duck. The work that Boston Dynamics is absolutely amazing nonetheless!
ReplyDeleteIt may be amazing to some but it is kind of creepy to me!
ReplyDeleteVery elegant.
ReplyDelete...So much for that unskilled labor at $15./hour min. wage.
Ted, yeah, I feel like the horse-cart driver admiring an early automobile.
ReplyDeleteFerrelli. It hits me emotionally, too, maybe because I can't avoid imputing intention to it, and looking for a head and eyes.
Pierre, it reminded me of the water-drinking tipping duck toy I had as a kid.