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by ibgames

EARTHDATE: December 11, 2011

Official News page 8


ROBOT ROUND-UP V: HEADLESS HUMANOID

by Hazed

You've probably come across the Big Dog robot, or the larger version Alpha Dog, developed by Boston Dynamics and intended to carry loads over varied terrain.

Now the company has come up with something new: PETMAN. It's six feet tall, it weighs 180 pounds, and instead of imitating a dog, it looks like a human without a head.

It walks in a very human fashion, and like the two Dog robots, it can handle being shoved without falling over. It can also crouch down, and even do press-ups.

Watch a video of PETMAN here.


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