RiSE V3 Scrambles Up Telephone Poles Faster Than Ever
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Wednesday, 13 of May , 2009 at 2:59 am
Looking sort of like a hybrid between LittleDog and RiSE V2, Boston Dynamics’ newest climber (developed in partnership with UPenn) trades six legs for four legs and, thanks to some new brushless motors mounted on a new type of leg, can scramble up vertical surfaces at close to a foot per second. After the RiSE V3 footage in the following video, there’s some of RiSE V2, so that you can compare the two climbing styles:
To me, the new version RiSE looks much more biological… And not just because it has four legs instead of six. It really does kind of scramble instead of climb, like a squirrel or something, only supporting its entire weight on two limbs for brief periods. They’re trying to get the robot optimized to run along the ground, too. The benefits here are obvious: legged, clawed robots would have the ability to move rapidly over uneven surfaces, scale walls and buildings, and basically be able to track you down and spy on you anywhere.
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Comment by Ashley Martinez
Made Wednesday, 11 of August , 2010 at 7:28 pm
the good thing about brushless motors is that they last longer compared to brushed ones’:;
Comment by Holly Martin
Made Thursday, 30 of September , 2010 at 8:36 am
brushless motors are great because they require less maintennance and last longer-:’
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Made Sunday, 7 of November , 2010 at 8:04 am
compuer fans are always made up of brushless motors because they last very long ~
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