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David L. Jones

Jan 1, 1970
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Wow! I wonder if they cheated, by wiring up an ant and using it to
control the legs ...

You gotta wonder.
It's so realistic it's creepy!

Dave.
 
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Tom2000

Jan 1, 1970
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Impressive!

Dave.

Thanks, Dave. That's just amazing. I had no idea that the state of
the art had advanced to that level.

Its recovery from that sideways kick, and its performance on glare ice
while carrying a large payload were absolutely unreal.

I think DARPA got their money's worth.

All I can say is "Wow!"

Tom
 
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Jeßus

Jan 1, 1970
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David said:
Impressive!

Imagine if you spent the day in a peaceful forest... picking and eating
some magic mushrooms... and then you saw *this* thing coming at ya. Fark!
 
Imagine if you spent the day in a peaceful forest... picking and eating
some magic mushrooms... and then you saw *this* thing coming at ya. Fark!

--http://fun.drno.de/pics/english/rooftops.jpg

But does it bark?

Steve Roberts
 
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Terryc

Jan 1, 1970
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David said:
Impressive!

Naah, not that impressive. You notice that it was connected back to
something else (large scale processor) when it had to do something
complex, like walk on something other than a "flat" surface.

Wonder if it meets the 72 hours of power standard.
 
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Terryc

Jan 1, 1970
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Wow! I wonder if they cheated, by wiring up an ant and using it to
control the legs ...

Nope, ants are insects and have six legs.
Different ball game.

They have had 30+ yeas of program development in this area.
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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Naah, not that impressive. You notice that it was connected back to
something else (large scale processor) when it had to do something
complex, like walk on something other than a "flat" surface.

I don't think so.. when it was outdoors it was self-powered, probably
by a noisy 2-stroke internal combustion engine. The inside shots had a
rolling overhead gantry with power cables that did not constrain the
motion much.
Wonder if it meets the 72 hours of power standard.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
Nope, ants are insects and have six legs.
Different ball game.

Ants start off with six legs, but can get by with four. There has been
quite a lot of work done on working out what kind of control algorithm
they use, and some people have been sticking micro-electrodes into
insects and driving the insect muscles directly.

http://www.benettontalk.com/remote-controlled-insects/

"Sparrowhawk" was rubbish.
They have had 30+ yeas of program development in this area.

Ants have rather more.
 
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Joel Koltner

Jan 1, 1970
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Jeßus said:
Poor bugger, but he has my respect.

Seems like he wanted to be 100% certain he'd end up dead? Otherwise it seems
like a lot of effort to go to when he could have just put a gun to his head
and pulled the trigger?

It is, of course, very unfortunate, but I can understand why a person might
choose death at 81 rather than being forced into a nursing home.
 
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David L. Jones

Jan 1, 1970
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Naah, not that impressive. You notice that it was connected back to
something else (large scale processor) when it had to do something
complex, like walk on something other than a "flat" surface.

So I presume you've got a more impressive video of robotics to share
with us?

Dave.
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Ants start off with six legs, but can get by with four. There has been
quite a lot of work done on working out what kind of control algorithm
they use, and some people have been sticking micro-electrodes into
insects and driving the insect muscles directly.

http://www.benettontalk.com/remote-controlled-insects/

"Sparrowhawk" was rubbish.


Ants have rather more.

So, how do you control where the ant wants to go?

Thanks,
Rich
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Seems like he wanted to be 100% certain he'd end up dead? Otherwise it seems
like a lot of effort to go to when he could have just put a gun to his head
and pulled the trigger?

It is, of course, very unfortunate, but I can understand why a person might
choose death at 81 rather than being forced into a nursing home.

I've already decided that the day I can't get out of bed to poop, I'm
cashing it in.

Cheers!
Rich
 
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Jeßus

Jan 1, 1970
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Joel said:
Seems like he wanted to be 100% certain he'd end up dead? Otherwise it seems
like a lot of effort to go to when he could have just put a gun to his head
and pulled the trigger?

Only thing was he used a .22, which isn't exactly heavy artillery.
Then again, it was probably all he had available, and assuming this
machine he built could fire multiple rounds in quick succession - it'd
be effective. A single self-inflicted shot to the head with a .22 is by
no means guaranteed to work... plenty of people have survived doing
exactly that.
It is, of course, very unfortunate, but I can understand why a person might
choose death at 81 rather than being forced into a nursing home.

So can I. Quality over quantity thanks.
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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Rich said:
I've already decided that the day I can't get out of bed to poop, I'm
cashing it in.


So will your bed.


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