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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:25:31 AM EDT
 Sand Flea is an 11-lb robot with one trick up its sleeve: Normally it drives like an RC car, but when it needs to it can jump 30 feet into the air. An onboard stabilization system keeps it oriented during flight to improve the view from the video uplink and to control landings. Current development of Sand Flea is funded by the The US Army's Rapid Equipping Force. For more information visit www.BostonDynamics.com. Hat tip to Neal Stephenson's facebook. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:29:42 AM EDT
[#1]
Yes, but how can we weaponize them? |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:30:55 AM EDT
[#2]
That little bastard really could jump like crazy!
COOL! -ZA |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:32:08 AM EDT
[#3]
When can we expect a full size Tumbler?
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:32:34 AM EDT
[#4]
Quoted: Yes, but how can we weaponize them? Cameras and designators for guided munitions. Maybe a few extra pounds of explosives. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:33:31 AM EDT
[#5]
SAND FLEAS!?!?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:33:56 AM EDT
[#6]
You realize what Boston Dynamics is going to do next, right?
They're going to mate this technology with their creepy, headless dog robot. 
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:34:47 AM EDT
[#7]
That is pretty darned cool.
It is like a roomba that can clean your gutters.
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:34:58 AM EDT
[#8]
potential for use as a "bouncing betty" with wheels
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:35:17 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Quoted:
Yes, but how can we weaponize them? Cameras and designators for guided munitions. Maybe a few extra pounds of explosives. Airburst claymores! |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:36:46 AM EDT
[#10]
Just drive it under a man-dress and hit the jump button.
It'll be like Jihadi Super Mario. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:37:41 AM EDT
[#11]
Any good for Pompano?
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:38:05 AM EDT
[#12]
So when will these be imported to Parris Island to annoy the recruits?
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:39:15 AM EDT
[#13]
I was looking for the edit when it jumped back off the roof. That little shit is tough, but then again, my Tamiya FAV did the same thing back in '86. 
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:44:44 AM EDT
[#14]
Oh hell.
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:46:02 AM EDT
[#15]
While other countries are bragging about reengineering Russian 80's tech, private companys in the US are making crazy stuff like this just for fun.
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Posted: 3/28/2012 10:48:13 AM EDT
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Yes, but how can we weaponize them? C4. I'm not kidding. Spiders (or sand fleas) that are also grenades or demo charges. Make it as cheaply as possible, cheaper than a missile, and use them to bring down building too dangerous to clear. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:11:48 AM EDT
[#17]
Quoted:
Oh hell.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mclbVTIYG8E&list=UU7vVhkEfw4nOGp8TyDk7RcQ&index=4&feature=plcpDon't they know it will never take off from the treadmill...
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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:18:48 AM EDT
[#18]
Dress it up like a stuffed jackrabbit or something and fill it with explosives.
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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:24:45 AM EDT
[#19]
Quoted: Quoted: Oh hell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mclbVTIYG8E&list=UU7vVhkEfw4nOGp8TyDk7RcQ&index=4&feature=plcpDon't they know it will never take off from the treadmill... If i was the engineer i would make it moon walk |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:33:25 AM EDT
[#20]
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Just drive it under a man-dress and hit the jump button. It'll be like Jihadi Super Mario. Okay, that made me lol.
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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:35:42 AM EDT
[#21]
when the machines take over Boston Dynamics will primarily be to blame
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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:41:47 AM EDT
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when the machines take over Boston Dynamics will primarily be to blame haven't you heard; Boston Dynamics is a front for Cyberdyne Industries, working in conjunction with the Umbrella Corporation. Wait.. I hear helicopters over my head.
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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:48:16 AM EDT
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when the machines take over Boston Dynamics will primarily be to blame Their work, in conjunction with DARPA has been nothing short of extraordinary. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 12:06:54 PM EDT
[#24]
Cool
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Posted: 3/28/2012 12:10:03 PM EDT
[#25]
I want to work for Boston Dynamics in this thread, too.
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Posted: 3/28/2012 12:18:37 PM EDT
[#26]
Also new from Boston Dynamics |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 12:26:56 PM EDT
[#27]
Honey-robot don't give a shit, honey-robot does what it wants. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 12:35:36 PM EDT
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Quoted: Oh hell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mclbVTIYG8E&list=UU7vVhkEfw4nOGp8TyDk7RcQ&index=4&feature=plcpHoly fuck, I'll be having nightmares now, thank you. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 12:41:28 PM EDT
[#29]
Quoted: That's what I thought when I saw it. Equip it with something like the designator that the Marines used at the end of Battle: Los Angeles. Cameras and designators for guided munitions. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 12:42:40 PM EDT
[#30]
This will not end well. |
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Posted: 3/28/2012 9:42:22 PM EDT
[#31]
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Sand Flea is an 11-lb robot with one trick up its sleeve: Normally it drives like an RC car, but when it needs to it can jump 30 feet into the air. What's the jump mechanism? Giant self-rewinding spring? CO2 cartridge? Solenoid? I don't hear any "bang!" noise, so I assume it doesn't use some sort of explosive mechanism. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 12:05:53 AM EDT
[#32]
This is very cool, but the way it jumps reminds me more of a click beetle.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 12:11:46 AM EDT
[#33]
I fucking HATE sand fleas.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 1:30:09 AM EDT
[#34]
I keep throwing money at my screen, but I haven't gotten one yet.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 8:01:31 AM EDT
[#35]
reminds of the ricochet r/c car.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 11:25:56 PM EDT
[#36]
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I want to work for Boston Dynamics in this thread, too. http://www.bostondynamics.com/bd_jobs.html |
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Posted: 3/30/2012 1:09:57 AM EDT
[#37]
Quoted: Any good for Pompano? Half these guys are wondering WTF a pompano is! |
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Posted: 3/30/2012 2:57:24 AM EDT
[#38]
Quoted: Quoted: Any good for Pompano? Half these guys are wondering WTF a pompano is! haha, I did not get it at first  |
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Posted: 3/30/2012 3:08:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/30/2012 3:12:31 AM EDT
[#40]
Cool. How many did they go through to get version 1.0?
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Posted: 3/30/2012 5:10:44 AM EDT
[#41]
Quoted:
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I want to work for Boston Dynamics in this thread, too. http://www.bostondynamics.com/bd_jobs.html I'm not even remotely qualified for any of those positions.
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Posted: 3/30/2012 5:25:55 AM EDT
[#42]
I have an overwhelming urge to apply several rounds of buckshot to that thing. 
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Posted: 3/30/2012 5:32:46 AM EDT
[#43]
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Yes, but how can we weaponize them? Absolutely, why do you think it was ever invented? |
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Posted: 3/30/2012 6:33:32 AM EDT
[#44]
Needs more sound effects.
"I am a 30 second bomb. 29...28..." |
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Posted: 3/30/2012 6:41:02 AM EDT
[#45]
I so want one.
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Posted: 3/30/2012 6:43:09 AM EDT
[#46]
Quoted:
You realize what Boston Dynamics is going to do next, right? They're going to mate this technology with their creepy, headless dog robot. Boston Dynamics makes some really cool stuff! |
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Posted: 3/30/2012 6:43:37 AM EDT
[#47]
Whoa. If this thing takes hold, the new Boot Camp could actually be WORSE than the old Boot.
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Posted: 3/30/2012 6:53:45 AM EDT
[#48]
Need to figure out how to invest in Boston Dynamics!
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Posted: 3/30/2012 7:01:46 AM EDT
[#49]
moves like a cat with tape stuck to its paws
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Posted: 3/30/2012 7:02:24 AM EDT
[#50]
Holy crap that is cool.
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