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Scientists teach a robot dog to get back up after they kick it down
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 802" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-teach-a-robot-dog-to-get-back-up-after-they-kick-it-down/" target="_blank"><strong>Scientists teach a robot dog to get back up after they kick it down - CNET</strong></a></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Researchers teach their robot canine to "roll over", which is both terrifying and adorable.</em> </p><p></p><p>The relationship between humans and dog-like robots seemingly follows this timeline:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Humans make robotic dog creatures that can open doors.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Humans antagonize robotic dog creatures by kicking them and knocking them over.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Robotic dog creatures rise up and enslave the humans.</li> </ul><p>OK, so the last point may not be necessarily true (yet), but the first two points certainly are. And to prove it, <a href="http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/26/eaau5872" target="_blank">new research published by Science Robotics</a> on Jan. 16 shows another four-legged robot that we like sticking the boot in.</p><p></p><p>ANYmal, which you <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/boston-dynamics-door-opening-spot-mini-robot-has-some-creepy-competition/" target="_blank">may remember from previous creepy-door-opening scenarios</a>, is being designed by researchers at Robotic Systems Lab at ETH Zurich university in Switzerland. Like the quadrupedal creations you're likely more familiar with out of Boston Dynamics (<a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/see-boston-dynamics-robot-dog-shake-its-booty-to-uptown-funk/" target="_blank">SpotMini</a>) and MIT (<a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/mits-blind-cheetah-3-robot-can-jump-up-on-your-desk/" target="_blank">Cheetah</a>), ANYmal is a four-legged dog-like robot weighing about 30 kilograms and is primarily being designed to help with industrial inspection of oil and gas sites.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 802, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-teach-a-robot-dog-to-get-back-up-after-they-kick-it-down/'][B]Scientists teach a robot dog to get back up after they kick it down - CNET[/B][/URL] [I] Researchers teach their robot canine to "roll over", which is both terrifying and adorable.[/I] The relationship between humans and dog-like robots seemingly follows this timeline: [LIST] [*]Humans make robotic dog creatures that can open doors. [*]Humans antagonize robotic dog creatures by kicking them and knocking them over. [*]Robotic dog creatures rise up and enslave the humans. [/LIST] OK, so the last point may not be necessarily true (yet), but the first two points certainly are. And to prove it, [URL='http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/26/eaau5872']new research published by Science Robotics[/URL] on Jan. 16 shows another four-legged robot that we like sticking the boot in. ANYmal, which you [URL='https://www.cnet.com/news/boston-dynamics-door-opening-spot-mini-robot-has-some-creepy-competition/']may remember from previous creepy-door-opening scenarios[/URL], is being designed by researchers at Robotic Systems Lab at ETH Zurich university in Switzerland. Like the quadrupedal creations you're likely more familiar with out of Boston Dynamics ([URL='https://www.cnet.com/news/see-boston-dynamics-robot-dog-shake-its-booty-to-uptown-funk/']SpotMini[/URL]) and MIT ([URL='https://www.cnet.com/news/mits-blind-cheetah-3-robot-can-jump-up-on-your-desk/']Cheetah[/URL]), ANYmal is a four-legged dog-like robot weighing about 30 kilograms and is primarily being designed to help with industrial inspection of oil and gas sites. [/QUOTE]
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