The finals of the Darpa Robotics Challenge are almost upon us! The culmination of years of research and engineering will play out before us on the 5th and 6th of June in Pomona, California. At stake, 2 million dollars for the winner and the title of the most rescue-ready robot. The purpose of the challenge is to…
Short Science: Meet Spot
This is Spot. Spot is the latest of Boston Dynamics’ creepily awesome robots. Unlike their earlier behemoths, including Big Dog: and Petman: Spot is not gigantic, weighing in at a svelte 160 pounds. Spot is also designed for indoor work. We do not quite know why. Most of Boston Dynamics’ robots have had, shall we say,…