Rise v3 - Pole-Climbing Quadrupedal Robot

By Ben on Tue May 12 2009
Rise v3
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The Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania present the the latest version of Rise, 'Rise v3' is a four-legged robot that can both scamper along the ground and rapidly climb a tree or a pole. 'Rise v3' designed by Boston Dynamics, the maker of the big dog. It has four legs, and tiny claws made from surgical needles to dig into a vertical surface, it can climb at 21 centimeters per second. It was designed to the helping of search and rescue missions, reconnaissance and surveillance. It looks like a cat? Jump more watch the video of it in action.



Via designboom, technology review
  
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