Introducing WildCat

Boston Dynamics · 40.5M views · 2013-10-04 · 2:09

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Boston Dynamics shows WildCat, a four-legged robot built with DARPA funding that reached about 19 mph using bounding and galloping gaits.

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Used as a reference point when comparing other legged robots, such as the MIT Cheetah, on gait and speed.

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minot · 2015-08 · Reference
Is this where Boston Robotics comes in? For heavy load, they have wild cat[wildcat] and for lighter loads, they have spot [spot]. For Ussain Bolt, there is the cheetah [cheetah] that can keep up with the pace peaking at over 29 miles per hour. All these are at various stages in development and as far as I understand not ready for production. spot [VIDEO] wildcat [VIDEO] cheetah [LINK]
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jmilloy · 2015-05 · Reference
I noticed the opposite in this one: [VIDEO] Which is to say, it looks more natural and more balanced with the legs out of sync.
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CoffeeDregs · 2014-09 · Reference
The bounding part is very cool (I caught myself leaning forward in surprise [and mild horror?] as the machine jumped over the box instead of maneuvering around it). Besides not requiring fuel, does anyone know how this is different/better/unique than Google/BostonDynamic's WildCage? ( [VIDEO] ) I certainly agree that more people working on this is a good thing, but I'd like to understand the progress being made.
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