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== Products ==
<span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">== Products == [[File:Bio-inspired Big Dog quadruped robot is being developed as a mule that can traverse difficult terrain.tiff|thumb|[[BigDog]]]] [[File:Atlas frontview 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Atlas (robot)|Atlas]]]] === BigDog === {{main|BigDog}} BigDog is a quadrupedal [[robot]] created in 2005 by Boston Dynamics, in conjunction with [[Foster-Miller]], the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]], and the [[Harvard University Concord Field Station]].<ref name=BD>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/ |title=Boston Dynamics |accessdate=2007-06-30 |work= }}</ref> It is funded by the [[DARPA]]<ref>{{cite news|</span> Produtos == == [[File: Robô inspirado em Bio Big Dog quadrúpede está sendo desenvolvido como uma mula que podem atravessar terrain.tiff difícil | thumb | [[BigDog]]]] [[File: Atlas frontview 2013.jpg | thumb | [[Atlas (robô) | Atlas]]]] === BigDog === {{main | BigDog}} BigDog é um quadrúpede [[robô]] criado em 2005 pela Boston Dynamics, em conjunto com o [[Foster- Miller]], o [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] eo [[Estação de Campo da Universidade de Harvard Concord]] <ref name=BD> {{citar web |. url = http://www.bostondynamics.com/ | título = Boston Dynamics | accessdate = 2007-06-30 | trabalho =}} </ ref> É financiado pelos [[DARPA]] {{citar <ref> notícias |</span> url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/science/pentagon-contest-to-develop-robots-to-work-in-disaster-areas.html?_r=1 <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">| work=The New York Times | first=John | last=Markoff | title=Pentagon Contest to Develop Robots to Work in Disaster Areas | date=9 April 2012}}</ref> in the hopes that it will be able to serve as a robotic pack [[mule]] to accompany soldiers in terrain too rough for vehicles.</span> | Trabalho = The New York Times | primeiro = John | último = Markoff | title = Concurso Pentágono para desenvolver robôs para trabalhar em áreas de desastres | date = 9 de abril de 2012}} </ ref>, na esperança de que será capaz de servir como um pacote de robótica [[mula]] para acompanhar os soldados em terreno muito áspero para veículos.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Instead of wheels, BigDog uses four legs for movement, allowing it to move across surfaces that would defeat wheels.</span> Em vez de rodas, BigDog utiliza quatro pernas de movimento, permitindo que se mova através de superfícies que seria incompatível com as rodas.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Called "the world's most ambitious legged robot", it is designed to carry {{convert|340|lb|kg}} alongside a soldier at {{convert|4|mph|km/hm/s}}, traversing rough terrain at inclines up to 35 degrees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html |title=BigDog - The Most Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot on Earth |publisher=Boston Dynamics |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Legged Squad Support Systems (LS3) is similar to the BigDog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_ls3.html |title=Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move |publisher=Boston Dynamics |date= |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref> === Cheetah === The Cheetah is a four-footed robot that gallops at {{convert|28|mph|km/hm/s}}, which as of August 2012 is a land speed record for legged robots.</span> Chamado de "o mais ambicioso robô pernas do mundo", ele é projetado para transportar {{converter | 340 | kg | kg}} ao lado de um soldado em {{converter | 4 | mph | km / hm / s}}, atravessar terrenos acidentados em inclina até 35 graus <ref> {{citar web | url = http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html | title = BigDog - o robô mais avançado Rough-Terrain na Terra |. publisher = Boston Dynamics | accessdate = 2011-02-22}} </ ref> Legged Sistemas de Apoio Squad (LS3) é semelhante ao BigDog <ref> {{citar web |. url = http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_ls3.html | título = Dedicada à Ciência e Arte de como as coisas Mova | publisher = Boston Dynamics | date = | accessdate = 2013/12/17}} </ ref> === Cheetah === A chita é um robô quadrúpede que galopa em {{convert | 28 | mph | km / hm / s}}, que a partir de agosto de 2012 é um recorde de velocidade terrestre para robôs com pernas.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">The previous record was {{convert|13.1|mph|km/hm/s}}, set in 1989 at MIT.</span> O recorde anterior era {{converter | 13.1 | mph | km / hm / s}}, definido em 1989 no MIT.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Cheetah development is funded by DARPA's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation program.</span> Desenvolvimento Cheetah é financiado pelo máximo de mobilidade da DARPA e um programa de manipulação.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">This robot has an articulated back that flexes back and forth on each step, thereby increasing its stride and running speed, much like the animal does.</span> Este robô tem um articulado de volta que flexiona para trás e para a frente em cada passo, aumentando assim seu passo e velocidade de corrida, muito parecido com o animal faz.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">The original [[Cheetah]] robot runs on a high-speed [[treadmill]] in the laboratory where it is powered by an off-board hydraulic pump and uses a boom-like device to keep it running in the center of the treadmill.</span> O [[Cheetah]] robô original é executado em uma alta velocidade [[esteira]] em laboratório, onde é alimentado por uma bomba hidráulica off-board e usa um dispositivo de expansão e como mantê-lo funcionando no centro da esteira .</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">A free-running Cheetah that will operate more naturally in the field, named the WildCat, was unveiled to the public on October 3, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creepy Cat Robot Can Run 16mph|work=Breitbart|accessdate=October 6, 2013|url=http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/10/05/Creepy-Cat-Robot-Can-Run-16mph}}</ref> === LittleDog === LittleDog is a small quadruped [[robot]] developed for [[DARPA]] by Boston Dynamics for research.</span> A Cheetah free-running que irá operar de forma mais natural no campo, chamado de WildCat, foi apresentado ao público na 03 de outubro de 2013 <ref> {{citar web |. Title = Creepy gato do robô pode executar 16 mph | trabalho = Breitbart | accessdate = 06 de outubro de 2013 | url = http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/10/05/Creepy-Cat-Robot-Can-Run-16mph}} </ ref> === littledog === littledog é um pequeno quadrúpede [[robô]] desenvolvido para [[DARPA]] pela Boston Dynamics para a pesquisa.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Unlike BigDog, which is run by Boston Dynamics, LittleDog is intended as a testbed for other institutions.</span> Ao contrário do BigDog, que é gerido pela Boston Dynamics, littledog pretende ser um testbed para outras instituições.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Boston Dynamics maintains the robots for DARPA as a standard platform.<ref>Greenemeier, Larry [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=littledog-darpa "DARPA Pushes Machine Learning with Legged LittleDog Robot"], ''[[Scientific American]]'', April 15, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=LittleDog "LittleDog: The Legged Learning Robot"].</span> Boston Dynamics mantém os robôs para DARPA como plataforma padrão. <ref> Greenemeier, Larry [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=littledog-darpa "DARPA Empurra Machine Learning com Legged Robot littledog"], '' [[Scientific American]]'', 15 de abril de 2008 </ ref> <ref> [http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=LittleDog "littledog: O Legged Robot Aprendizagem" ].</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Accessed on October 20, 2008.</ref> === RiSE === RiSE is a robot that climbs vertical terrain such as walls, trees and fences, using feet with [[micro-claws]] to climb on textured surfaces.</span> Acessado em 20 de outubro de 2008. </ Ref> === RiSE === aumento é um robô que sobe terreno vertical, tais como paredes, árvores e cercas, usando os pés com [[micro-garras]] para subir em superfícies texturizadas.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">It changes posture to conform to the curvature of the climbing surface and its tail helps it balance on steep ascents.</span> Ele muda postura para se adaptar à curvatura da superfície de escalada e sua cauda o ajuda a se equilibrar em subidas íngremes.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">RiSE is 0.25&nbsp;m long, weighs 2&nbsp;kg, and travels 0.3&nbsp;m/s.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_rise.html |title=RiSE: The Amazing Climbing Robot|publisher=www.bostondynamics.com |accessdate=2013-10-14}}</ref> Each of RiSE's six legs is powered by a pair of [[electric motor]]s.</span> Aumento é de 0,25 m de comprimento, pesa 2 kg, e viaja a 0,3 m / s <ref> {{citar web | url = http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_rise.html | title = subir.: A Climbing Robot Incrível | publisher = www.bostondynamics.com | accessdate = 2013/10/14}} </ ref> Cada um de seis pernas de subir é alimentado por um par de [[motor eléctrico]] s.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">An onboard computer controls leg motion, manages communications, and services a variety of sensors, including joint position sensors, leg strain sensors and foot contact sensors.</span> Um computador controla perna movimento onboard, gerencia as comunicações e serviços de uma variedade de sensores, incluindo sensores de posição conjunta, sensores de perna de tensão e sensores de contato do pé.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Boston Dynamics developed RiSE in conjunction with researchers at [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Carnegie Mellon]], [[UC Berkeley]], [[Stanford]], and [[Lewis and Clark College]].</span> Boston Dynamics desenvolveu subir em conjunto com pesquisadores da [[Universidade da Pensilvânia]], [[Carnegie Mellon]], [[UC Berkeley]], [[Stanford]] e [[Lewis and Clark College]].</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">It was funded by DARPA.</span> Foi financiado pelo DARPA.</span> === RHex === </span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">=== SandFlea === SandFlea is a small robot capable of jumping 30&nbsp;feet (8&nbsp;m) straight up.</span> === SandFlea === SandFlea é um pequeno robô capaz de saltar 30 pés (8 m) para cima.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">This wheeled robot weighs 11&nbsp;pounds (4.9&nbsp;kg), and drives like a remote-controlled car on flat surfaces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_sandflea.html |title=SandFlea - Leaps Small Buildings in a Single Bound |publisher=Boston Dynamics |accessdate=2013-12-30}}</ref> === PETMAN === PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army-technology.com/projects/petman/ |title=PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin) Humanoid Military Robot |publisher=Army Technology |date=2011-06-15 |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref> is a bipedal device constructed for testing [[Personal protective equipment|chemical protection suits]].</span> Este robô com rodas pesa 11 libras (4,9 kg), e dirige como um carro com controle remoto em superfícies planas <ref> {{citar web | url =. Http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_sandflea.html | title = SandFlea - pula pequenos edifícios em um único limite | publisher = Boston Dynamics | accessdate = 2013-12-30}} </ ref> === PETMAN === PETMAN (Proteção Ensemble Teste Mannequin) <ref> {{citar web | url = http://www.army-technology.com/projects/petman/ | title = PETMAN (Proteção Ensemble Teste Mannequin) Humanoid Robot Militar | publisher = Tecnologia Exército | date = 2011-06-15 | accessdate = 2013 -12-17}} </ ref> é um dispositivo bípede construído para testes [[Equipamento de proteção individual | roupas de proteção química.]]</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">It is the first anthropomorphic robot that moves dynamically like a real person.</span> É o primeiro robô antropomórfico que se move dinamicamente como uma pessoa real.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">Much of its technology is derived from BigDog.<ref>{{youtube|id=67CUudkjEG4|title=Video of petman on the Boston Dynamics}}</ref> === LS3 === {{Main|Legged Squad Support System}} Legged Squad Support System (LS3), also known as AlphaDog, is a militarized version of [[BigDog]].</span> Grande parte de sua tecnologia é derivada do BigDog <ref> {{youtube | id = 67CUudkjEG4 | title = Vídeo de PETMAN no Boston Dynamics.}} </ Ref> === LS3 === {{Principal | Legged Sistema de Apoio ao Esquadrão }} Legged Sistema de Seleção Support (LS3), também conhecido como AlphaDog, é uma versão militarizada do [[BigDog]].</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">It is ruggedized for military use, with the ability to operate in hot, cold, wet, and dirty environments.</span> Ela é reforçada para uso militar, com a capacidade de operar em ambientes frios, úmidos e sujos quentes.</span> <span class="notranslate" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left">=== Atlas === {{main|Atlas (robot)}} The Agile Anthropomorphic Robot "Atlas" is a 6-foot (1.8 m) bipedal [[humanoid robot]], based on Boston Dynamics' earlier PETMAN humanoid robot, and designed for a variety of search and rescue tasks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_Atlas.html |title=Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move |publisher=Boston Dynamics |date= |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref></span> === Atlas === {{main | Atlas (robô)}} O Agile robô antropomórfico "Atlas" é uma de 6 pés (1,8 m) bípede [[robô humanóide]], com base em Boston Dynamics anteriormente PETMAN robô humanóide ., e projetado para uma variedade de tarefas de busca e salvamento <ref> {{citar web | url = http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_Atlas.html | title = Dedicada à Ciência e Arte de como as coisas Mova | editora = Boston Dynamics | date = | accessdate = 2013/12/17}} </ ref></span>
[[File:Bio-inspired Big Dog quadruped robot is being developed as a mule that can traverse difficult terrain.tiff|thumb|[[BigDog]]]]
[[File:Atlas frontview 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Atlas (robot)|Atlas]]]]

=== BigDog ===
{{main|BigDog}}
BigDog is a quadrupedal [[robot]] created in 2005 by Boston Dynamics, in conjunction with [[Foster-Miller]], the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]], and the [[Harvard University Concord Field Station]].<ref name=BD>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/ |title=Boston Dynamics |accessdate=2007-06-30 |work= }}</ref> It is funded by the [[DARPA]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/science/pentagon-contest-to-develop-robots-to-work-in-disaster-areas.html?_r=1 | work=The New York Times | first=John | last=Markoff | title=Pentagon Contest to Develop Robots to Work in Disaster Areas | date=9 April 2012}}</ref> in the hopes that it will be able to serve as a robotic pack [[mule]] to accompany soldiers in terrain too rough for vehicles. Instead of wheels, BigDog uses four legs for movement, allowing it to move across surfaces that would defeat wheels. Called "the world's most ambitious legged robot", it is designed to carry {{convert|340|lb|kg}} alongside a soldier at {{convert|4|mph|km/h m/s}}, traversing rough terrain at inclines up to 35 degrees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html |title=BigDog - The Most Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot on Earth
|publisher=Boston Dynamics |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>

Legged Squad Support Systems (LS3) is similar to the BigDog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_ls3.html |title=Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move |publisher=Boston Dynamics |date= |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref>

=== Cheetah ===
The Cheetah is a four-footed robot that gallops at {{convert|28|mph|km/h m/s}}, which as of August 2012 is a land speed record for legged robots. The previous record was {{convert|13.1|mph|km/h m/s}}, set in 1989 at MIT. Cheetah development is funded by DARPA's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation program. This robot has an articulated back that flexes back and forth on each step, thereby increasing its stride and running speed, much like the animal does. The original [[Cheetah]] robot runs on a high-speed [[treadmill]] in the laboratory where it is powered by an off-board hydraulic pump and uses a boom-like device to keep it running in the center of the treadmill. A free-running Cheetah that will operate more naturally in the field, named the WildCat, was unveiled to the public on October 3, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creepy Cat Robot Can Run 16mph|work=Breitbart|accessdate=October 6, 2013|url=http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/10/05/Creepy-Cat-Robot-Can-Run-16mph}}</ref>

=== LittleDog ===
LittleDog is a small quadruped [[robot]] developed for [[DARPA]] by Boston Dynamics for research. Unlike BigDog, which is run by Boston Dynamics, LittleDog is intended as a testbed for other institutions. Boston Dynamics maintains the robots for DARPA as a standard platform.<ref>Greenemeier, Larry [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=littledog-darpa "DARPA Pushes Machine Learning with Legged LittleDog Robot"], ''[[Scientific American]]'', April 15, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=LittleDog "LittleDog: The Legged Learning Robot"]. Accessed on October 20, 2008.</ref>

=== RiSE ===
RiSE is a robot that climbs vertical terrain such as walls, trees and fences, using feet with [[micro-claws]] to climb on textured surfaces. It changes posture to conform to the curvature of the climbing surface and its tail helps it balance on steep ascents. RiSE is 0.25&nbsp;m long, weighs 2&nbsp;kg, and travels 0.3&nbsp;m/s.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_rise.html |title=RiSE: The Amazing Climbing Robot|publisher=www.bostondynamics.com |accessdate=2013-10-14}}</ref>

Each of RiSE's six legs is powered by a pair of [[electric motor]]s. An onboard computer controls leg motion, manages communications, and services a variety of sensors, including joint position sensors, leg strain sensors and foot contact sensors.

Boston Dynamics developed RiSE in conjunction with researchers at [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Carnegie Mellon]], [[UC Berkeley]], [[Stanford]], and [[Lewis and Clark College]]. It was funded by DARPA.

=== SandFlea ===
SandFlea is a small robot capable of jumping 30&nbsp;feet (8&nbsp;m) straight up. This wheeled robot weighs 11&nbsp;pounds (4.9&nbsp;kg), and drives like a remote-controlled car on flat surfaces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_sandflea.html |title=SandFlea - Leaps Small Buildings in a Single Bound |publisher=Boston Dynamics |accessdate=2013-12-30}}</ref>

=== PETMAN ===
PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army-technology.com/projects/petman/ |title=PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin) Humanoid Military Robot |publisher=Army Technology |date=2011-06-15 |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref> is a bipedal device constructed for testing [[Personal protective equipment|chemical protection suits]]. It is the first anthropomorphic robot that moves dynamically like a real person. Much of its technology is derived from BigDog.<ref>{{youtube|id=67CUudkjEG4|title=Video of petman on the Boston Dynamics}}</ref>

=== LS3 ===
{{Main|Legged Squad Support System}}
Legged Squad Support System (LS3), also known as AlphaDog, is a militarized version of [[BigDog]]. It is ruggedized for military use, with the ability to operate in hot, cold, wet, and dirty environments.

=== Atlas ===
{{main|Atlas (robot)}}

The Agile Anthropomorphic Robot "Atlas" is a 6-foot (1.8 m) bipedal [[humanoid robot]], based on Boston Dynamics' earlier PETMAN humanoid robot, and designed for a variety of search and rescue tasks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_Atlas.html |title=Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move |publisher=Boston Dynamics |date= |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref>


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Boston Dynamics
IndustryRobotics
Founded1992
Headquarters
Waltham, Massachusetts
,
United States
Number of employees
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Websitewww.bostondynamics.com

Boston Dynamics is an engineering and robotics design company that is best known for the development of BigDog, a quadruped robot designed for the U.S. military with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),[1] and DI-Guy, COTS software for realistic human simulation. Early in the company's history, it worked with the American Systems Corporation under a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to replace naval training videos for aircraft launch operations with interactive 3D computer simulations featuring DI-Guy characters.[2]

Marc Raibert is the company's president and project manager. He spun the company off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992.[3]

On 13 December 2013, the company was acquired by Google, where it will be managed by Andy Rubin.[4] Immediately before the acquisition, Boston Dynamics transferred their DI-Guy software product line to VT MÄK, a simulation software vendor based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[5]

Products

BigDog
Atlas

BigDog

Main article: BigDog

BigDog is a quadrupedal robot created in 2005 by Boston Dynamics, in conjunction with Foster-Miller, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Harvard University Concord Field Station.[6] It is funded by the DARPA[7] in the hopes that it will be able to serve as a robotic pack mule to accompany soldiers in terrain too rough for vehicles. Instead of wheels, BigDog uses four legs for movement, allowing it to move across surfaces that would defeat wheels. Called "the world's most ambitious legged robot", it is designed to carry 340 pounds (150 kg) alongside a soldier at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h; 1.8 m/s), traversing rough terrain at inclines up to 35 degrees.[8]

Legged Squad Support Systems (LS3) is similar to the BigDog.[9]

Cheetah

The Cheetah is a four-footed robot that gallops at 28 miles per hour (45 km/h; 13 m/s), which as of August 2012 is a land speed record for legged robots. The previous record was 13.1 miles per hour (21.1 km/h; 5.9 m/s), set in 1989 at MIT. Cheetah development is funded by DARPA's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation program. This robot has an articulated back that flexes back and forth on each step, thereby increasing its stride and running speed, much like the animal does. The original Cheetah robot runs on a high-speed treadmill in the laboratory where it is powered by an off-board hydraulic pump and uses a boom-like device to keep it running in the center of the treadmill. A free-running Cheetah that will operate more naturally in the field, named the WildCat, was unveiled to the public on October 3, 2013.[10]

LittleDog

LittleDog is a small quadruped robot developed for DARPA by Boston Dynamics for research. Unlike BigDog, which is run by Boston Dynamics, LittleDog is intended as a testbed for other institutions. Boston Dynamics maintains the robots for DARPA as a standard platform.[11][12]

RiSE

RiSE is a robot that climbs vertical terrain such as walls, trees and fences, using feet with micro-claws to climb on textured surfaces. It changes posture to conform to the curvature of the climbing surface and its tail helps it balance on steep ascents. RiSE is 0.25 m long, weighs 2 kg, and travels 0.3 m/s.[13]

Each of RiSE's six legs is powered by a pair of electric motors. An onboard computer controls leg motion, manages communications, and services a variety of sensors, including joint position sensors, leg strain sensors and foot contact sensors.

Boston Dynamics developed RiSE in conjunction with researchers at University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Lewis and Clark College. It was funded by DARPA.

SandFlea

SandFlea is a small robot capable of jumping 30 feet (8 m) straight up. This wheeled robot weighs 11 pounds (4.9 kg), and drives like a remote-controlled car on flat surfaces.[14]

PETMAN

PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin)[15] is a bipedal device constructed for testing chemical protection suits. It is the first anthropomorphic robot that moves dynamically like a real person. Much of its technology is derived from BigDog.[16]

LS3

Main article: Legged Squad Support System

Legged Squad Support System (LS3), also known as AlphaDog, is a militarized version of BigDog. It is ruggedized for military use, with the ability to operate in hot, cold, wet, and dirty environments.

Atlas

Main article: Atlas (robot)

The Agile Anthropomorphic Robot "Atlas" is a 6-foot (1.8 m) bipedal humanoid robot, based on Boston Dynamics' earlier PETMAN humanoid robot, and designed for a variety of search and rescue tasks.[17]

References

  1. ^ David Hambling, Robotic 'pack mule' displays stunning reflexes, New Scientist, 3 March 2006.
  2. ^ Sharon Foster, "Updating Technology Without Upping the Price: Boston Dynamics completes first phase of catapult trainer upgrade", (subscription required), National Defense, November 1, 2001.
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  7. ^ Markoff, John (9 April 2012). "Pentagon Contest to Develop Robots to Work in Disaster Areas". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "BigDog - The Most Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot on Earth". Boston Dynamics. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  9. ^ "Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move". Boston Dynamics. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
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  11. ^ Greenemeier, Larry "DARPA Pushes Machine Learning with Legged LittleDog Robot", Scientific American, April 15, 2008
  12. ^ "LittleDog: The Legged Learning Robot". Accessed on October 20, 2008.
  13. ^ "RiSE: The Amazing Climbing Robot". www.bostondynamics.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  14. ^ "SandFlea - Leaps Small Buildings in a Single Bound". Boston Dynamics. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  15. ^ "PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin) Humanoid Military Robot". Army Technology. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  16. ^ Video of petman on the Boston Dynamics on YouTube
  17. ^ "Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move". Boston Dynamics. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
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