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Submission + - Boston Introduces their new four-legged robot, "Spot". (youtube.com)

Submitted by MicroHex on Monday February 09, 2015 @04:38PM

MicroHex writes: Boston Dynamics, creators of "Big Dog" recently unveiled their newest creation, "Spot". Originally funded by DARPA to develop the technology behind Big Dog, Boston Dynamics is currently owned by Google and continues its robotics research.

From the video: "Spot is a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. Spot has a sensor head that helps it navigate and negotiate rough terrain. Spot weighs about 160 lbs."

Comment Re: Editing (Score 2) 355

by MicroHex on Monday February 02, 2015 @01:09AM (#48955983) Attached to: New Multi-Core Raspberry Pi 2 Launches

Or I could just be tired and caffeine deprived. I can see some text that is mine in there. I'd delete my comment is I could. =p

Comment Editing (Score 5, Interesting) 355

by MicroHex on Monday February 02, 2015 @12:16AM (#48955663) Attached to: New Multi-Core Raspberry Pi 2 Launches

Man, you guys sure do edit harshly =p I don't see a word I wrote in there.

Submission + - New multi-core Raspberry Pi board launches. (theregister.co.uk)

Submitted by MicroHex on Sunday February 01, 2015 @09:25PM

MicroHex writes: Coming in at the same $35 price-point that has come to be expected from the Raspberry Pi, it looks like the new Model 2 will be packing a quad-core ARM processor with a GB of RAM. I'm sure there will be more info available on Monday.

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