smart robots

Boston Dynamics makes some of the best robots in the world for traversing rugged terrain. Watch the video below and see how this amazing quadraped called “Big Dog” can go up hills with rocks and mud and anything else in its path. The best part is about 30 seconds into the video where someone kicks the walking robot as hard has possible. The robot is able to maitain balance and continue walking much better than a human could do. The robot is capable of carrying over 300 lbs of cargo and would seem to be useful for army missions, planetary exploration, and several other situations:



Below is a video of a self healing robotic chair. This robot isn’t very useful, but the concept of a robot that can be broken to pieces and then reassemble itself in this fashion has wide potential: