Cited on HN 3 times, 2012–2014, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Mentioned in passing as an example of practical legged robots and as a comparison point for hexapod projects.
A short Boston Dynamics demo of RHex, a 30-lb six-legged robot built for rough terrain, remotely operated with a video uplink and about four hours of battery life. It can run right-side-up or upside-down.
Nice. My friend did his PhD on gecko adhesives too[1]. He later built[2] a "six-legged" robot like Boston Dynamics' RHex 'bot[3]. [1] [link] [2] [link] [3] [this video]
RHex robot as comparison to friend's six-legged robot.
Some pretty silly lines in there: Object { boson1: "Reticulating Splines..." boson2: "There's more Ajax in this loader than an epic greek poem" boson3: "♬ Reunited and it feels so good" boson4: "Are you there, Boson? It's me, Margaret." boson5: "♬ Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he's underwater does he get wet?" exo1: ""Look again at that dot. That's here, that's home, that's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives." - Carl Sagan" exo2: "Call me V'Ger" exo3: "As far as we know, the universe is not Tail Call optimized." exo-argon: "Investigating: Class J Planet Argon" exo-bleu: "Detecting: Class H Planet Bleu" exo-cheddarwurst: "Discovered: Class D Planet Cheddarwurst" exo-daytripper: "Located: Class M Planet Day Tripper" exo-dunebuggy: "Detecting: Class D Planet Dune Buggy" exo-emanthaler: "Located: Class D Planet Emmentaler" exo-hoth: "Investigating: Class K Planet Hoth" exo-izod: "Detecting: Class D Planet Golf" exo-lacoste: "Discovered: Class D Planet Lines" exo-meangreenie: "Investigating: Class J Planet Mean Greenie" exo-measels: "Located: Class L Planet Measels" exo-mumps: "Investigating: Class L Planet Mumps" exo-neon: "Detecting: Class J Planet Neon" exo-polo: "Discovered: Class D Planet Colors" exo-purplehaze: "Discovered: Class D Planet Purple Haze" exo-tatooine: "Located: Class M Planet Tatooine" exo-xenon: "Investigating: Class J Planet Xenon" exo-ziggystardust: "Located:
How is it practical? It's a beautiful design, but far simpler designs can run circles around it in every scenario I can imagine. A small version might make for a fun desk toy. When I think practical, I think Boston Dynamics. [this video] [link]
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