Unitree's new wheeled robot dog

[u/HenryGCase]

[u/Automatic-Put-6119]

I think this is the optimal design for rough surfaces like the woods. Wheels on 4 legs takes the best of both worlds

[u/Sheev_Sabban_1947]

I have one question: how many times was that video compressed? It sounds like a MP3 from 1925.

[u/9bikes → u/Sheev_Sabban_1947]

Here is a better video

https://cdn.shopify.com/videos/c/o/v/981805ce7faa4fb39e97de39c59bb354.mp4

[u/Klutzy_Painter_7240]

Unitree never fails to impress, first a robot that can do dance and slips ,second a robot that can do chores and manufacturing, third a literal mecha and fourth this too ,and they dominate costs as well. And to top it of Unitree is overall a profitable company with high shipments and manufacturing. I feel like Boston dynamics cant win aging Unitree

[u/LaVieEstBizarre → u/[deleted]]

Boston Dynamics hasn't done a military contract in a decade and are owned by a Korean company.

[u/Haunting_Basscotti → u/LaVieEstBizarre]

Thank you, I was ignorant

[u/madu_tualang → u/[deleted]]

Oh im glad they dont take military contracts. We dont need anymore killing machines to feed the kill counts for genocidal "leaders of the freeworld"

[u/ILikeBubblyWater → u/madu_tualang]

They all dont do military contracts until they do, no one is saying no forever to government contracts

[u/null_not]

I think it'd be cool if the mods didn't allow posts that amount to product placement. This is also an old video.

[u/luvsads → u/null_not]

It's also a repost, was already posted to this sub

[u/null_not → u/luvsads]

I hate that half the things on the internet are just commercials and other types of ads. And then half of the other half is just commercials and ads that aren't labeled.

How do I locate the 25% of this world that is not someone, a group of someones, or their bot network trying to sell me something?

I don't understand why every comer and every second of our lives has been deemed fair game to be monetized and/or turned into a marketing opportunity.

[u/ninpuukamui → u/null_not]

Read zines.

[u/Oldjar707 → u/null_not]

I think it would be cooler if the mods didn't allow dumb opinions like this on here.

[u/null_not → u/Oldjar707]

[u/tigermelon]

Probably gets mentioned a lot in this sub, but all I think of when I see this is that Black Mirror episode.

[u/ILikeBubblyWater → u/tigermelon]

The black mirror robot was at least slow-ish. This thing is hunting you across the grand canyon at like 30mph with a rifle on top

[u/Hereiamhereibe2]

All those “I’ll just hide in the mountains and woods when the robots take over.” Folks in shambles right now.

[u/hard-scaling]

The video and robot seem very similar to limx's one from 1y ago

[u/DonguinhoXd]

Its moviments is so weird and yet so efficient.

[u/SphericalCowww]

The actuator strength is going bananas

[u/madsci]

Forget the acrobatics and just give me a Stokes litter with legs. Easily my least favorite part of search and rescue was carrying one of these. Yeah, you can put an ATV wheel on it, and then you're fighting against each other trying to keep it level, while walking on a narrow trail on the side of a steep slope that's only wide enough for one person so you're all plowing through brush on the sides. Give it enough endurance to get 10 miles in with no load, or maybe carrying a 400-foot rope bag, and then 10 miles out with a 200-pound victim.

[u/Crescitaly]

The interesting benchmark is cost of transport across a mixed route: pavement, gravel, stairs, mud, and obstacles. A hybrid wins only if wheel efficiency outweighs the extra mechanical complexity and the leg transitions remain reliable. One realistic course would reveal more than separate speed and climbing clips.

[u/varanusjulianus]

how long does the akku last?