Comments on: HUBO Stabs Self In Head With Foam Sword http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/16/hubo-stabs-self-in-head-with-foam-sword/ Jonesing For Robot News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kyle http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/16/hubo-stabs-self-in-head-with-foam-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-5651 Kyle Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:37 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3321#comment-5651 On the subject of unnatural walks, keep in mind the substantial difference in density between locomotion components of robots and carbon-based life forms. Motors, especially ones strong enough to allow walking, are generally quite heavy. So are batteries. So there's my $0.02 On the subject of unnatural walks, keep in mind the substantial difference in density between locomotion components of robots and carbon-based life forms. Motors, especially ones strong enough to allow walking, are generally quite heavy. So are batteries.

So there’s my $0.02

]]> By: Foreigner1 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/16/hubo-stabs-self-in-head-with-foam-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-5649 Foreigner1 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:26:21 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3321#comment-5649 Okay- This one I couldn't think of- The Yanks weaponise their walking robot with longhorn-horns--- www dot techeblog dot com slash index dot php slash tech-gadget slash boston-dynamics-bigdog-weaponized Okay- This one I couldn’t think of- The Yanks weaponise their walking robot with longhorn-horns—

www dot techeblog dot com slash index dot php slash tech-gadget slash boston-dynamics-bigdog-weaponized

]]> By: Foreigner1 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/16/hubo-stabs-self-in-head-with-foam-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-5645 Foreigner1 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:48:50 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3321#comment-5645 I think at this stage of programming-capacity they are just over the moon happy that their creations don't fry their brains above 2.5mp/h because of all the computations on stability and forward movement.... The reason you see Japanese and Korean robots wield swords is just because any corporate kid remembers his or her anime/loony-toons/manga Heroes and most those did and do martial arts with swords and all. And those corporate kids are where the money comes from. So... I'd imagine that if a Swiss comany would make such a robot, it would show Wilhelm Tell movements. And if an American company would make a similar robot with about the same dexterity- they would make it do "Gunslinger" movements with a plastic (I hope!) revolver.... I think at this stage of programming-capacity they are just over the moon happy that their creations don’t fry their brains above 2.5mp/h because of all the computations on stability and forward movement….

The reason you see Japanese and Korean robots wield swords is just because any corporate kid remembers his or her anime/loony-toons/manga Heroes and most those did and do martial arts with swords and all. And those corporate kids are where the money comes from. So…

I’d imagine that if a Swiss comany would make such a robot, it would show Wilhelm Tell movements. And if an American company would make a similar robot with about the same dexterity- they would make it do “Gunslinger” movements with a plastic (I hope!) revolver….

]]> By: teflon3d http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/16/hubo-stabs-self-in-head-with-foam-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-5644 teflon3d Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:38 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3321#comment-5644 I agree. As an animator all these robots (while technologically amazing) IMHO walk/run like they have a load in their pants. I guess their price negates a true "bend your toes" push-off gait. I agree. As an animator all these robots (while technologically amazing) IMHO walk/run like they have a load in their pants. I guess their price negates a true “bend your toes” push-off gait.

]]> By: Steven http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/16/hubo-stabs-self-in-head-with-foam-sword/comment-page-1/#comment-5629 Steven Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:33:18 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=3321#comment-5629 Is anyone else really disappointed that all the modern "running" robots still seem to move the way 1940s wind up robot toys walked? I mean, its neat that a bipedal walking robot can move almost as fast as a Roomba, but if Sony can make a little toy biped that can perform a group dance routine like nobody's business, surely businesses who focus only on state of the art robotics can make a robot that doesn't have to do a weird squatty hoppy dance in order to go fast enough to qualify as a run... Is anyone else really disappointed that all the modern “running” robots still seem to move the way 1940s wind up robot toys walked? I mean, its neat that a bipedal walking robot can move almost as fast as a Roomba, but if Sony can make a little toy biped that can perform a group dance routine like nobody’s business, surely businesses who focus only on state of the art robotics can make a robot that doesn’t have to do a weird squatty hoppy dance in order to go fast enough to qualify as a run…

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