[FRIAM] robots

[thompnickson2 at gmail.com]

Dave, 

 

In my physical anthropology class years ago I was taught that the most
important innovation in human walking was gluteus maximus, the large muscle
that connects the legs to the upper body and keeps us from falling over when
we walk.  So far as I can see these robots HAVE not gluteus maximus.  

 

What's with that?

 

n

 

Nick Thompson

ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com

https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Prof David West
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 5:40 PM
To: friam at redfish.com
Subject: [FRIAM] robots

 

Sixty Minutes did another segment on the robots of Boston Scientific (Frank
knows the founder). Puff piece, in that they did not discuss the controversy
of the $75,000 quadrupeds being sold to police departments, and uses to
which they are being put.

 

But the 3 minute film of four robots, two bipeds, one quad, one wheeled
doing the Mashed Potato was quite fun, and actually quite amazing.  Clip is
earlier demo and does not show Mashed Potato dance.

 

 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFK9lkez32E>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFK9lkez32E

 

davew

 

 

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