Tag Archives: Military

A LOT of Quadrotors

By Chinmay Jaju | Published: May 14, 2012

You may have seen my previous posts about the cool things that universities are doing with the quad-rotor flying platform, but this has to be the coolest things I’ve ever seen a swarm of flying robots pull off. +70   

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Alpha Dog

By Chinmay Jaju | Published: April 16, 2012

Some of you may remember the big dog, a prototype support system for the US Marine Corps.  AlphaDog Proto is the upgraded version of the original, highly successful Big Dog. Although it is still a lab prototype for the Legged Squad Support System, it already demonstrates some impressive qualities. When fully developed the system will […]

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Sand Flea Off-road Robot

By Chinmay Jaju | Published: April 16, 2012

An obstacle is in your way? Well with Boston Dynamic’s latest, you can simply jump over whatever is in your path. Equipped with a CO2 powered piston, the “sand flea” is a off-road bot that can carry a camera and take footage of hard to reach places. The video shows some of the amazing maneuvers this can accomplish. Surprised that it always […]

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