In the great wheeled vs. legged unmanned system debate, the pro-wheel faction likes to point out the impracticality of bipedal robots. They’re not only more challenging from an engineering perspective, but they also have a more difficult time maintaining their balance.
Building a robot with legs that balances well has given developers a great excuse to beat the living daylights out of their creations. This blog has already featured a video of Boston Dynamics abusing their four-legged “Spot.” Not to be outdone, Dynamic Robotics Labs barrages their ATRIAS unmanned system with dodge balls.
Not only will robots take our jobs, help the elderly, drive our cars, and give us our medicine, but one day they will also take the place of the puny, bullied children everywhere.
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