Introducing WildCat
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as a reference point when comparing other legged robots, such as the MIT Cheetah, on gait and speed.
What it is
Boston Dynamics shows WildCat, a four-legged robot built with DARPA funding that reached about 19 mph using bounding and galloping gaits.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2013 to 2015.
What Hacker News said
Cites hanley · 2013-10 · on “Find out how many social shares a URL has?”
If I plug in a YouTube link will it also tally all of the YouTube link variations for that video? For example, if I put in [this video] , will it also include the shortened [this video] in the tally?
Cites CoffeeDregs · 2014-09 · on “MIT Cheetah Robot Bounds Off Tether, Outdoors”
The bounding part is very cool (I caught myself leaning forward in surprise [and mild horror?] as the machine jumped over the box instead of maneuvering around it). Besides not requiring fuel, does anyone know how this is different/better/unique than Google/BostonDynamic's WildCage? ( [this video] ) I certainly agree that more people working on this is a good thing, but I'd like to understand the progress being made.
Cites jmilloy · 2015-05 · on “MIT cheetah robot lands the running jump [video]”
I noticed the opposite in this one: [this video] Which is to say, it looks more natural and more balanced with the legs out of sync.
Cites minot · 2015-08 · on “Japanese mini Segway “WalkCar””
Is this where Boston Robotics comes in? For heavy load, they have wild cat[wildcat] and for lighter loads, they have spot [spot]. For Ussain Bolt, there is the cheetah [cheetah] that can keep up with the pace peaking at over 29 miles per hour. All these are at various stages in development and as far as I understand not ready for production. spot [this video] wildcat [this video] cheetah [LINK]