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Boston Dynamics sues rival Ghost Robotics for allegedly copying its robot dog (updated)
Boston Dynamics is suing Ghost Robotics for allegedly duping the design of its robot dog.
Boston Dynamics and other industry heavyweights pledge not to build war robots
Boston Dynamics, along with five other industry leaders announced on Thursday that they will not pursue, or allow, the weaponization of their robots, according to a non-binding, open letter they all signed.
Ghost Robotics strapped a gun to its robot dog
The company has previously made other machines for the military as well.
Algorithms help robot dogs trot more like real animals
Robot dogs can move efficiently, but not all that naturally -- and no, twerking doesn't count. Virginia Tech researchers think they can do better. They're developing a combination of algorithms and sensors that help robots move with gaits more like those of real animals. The system mimics the behavior of vertebrates, whose balance control comes largely from oscillating neurons in the spinal cord, using a combination of encoder sensors (to read relative positions for joints) and inertial measurement units (to measure the body's orientation relative to the ground). The result is a mechanical canine that can walk, run and trot with more grace and speed than usual.
