More On NASA's Robonaut
From
Jeff Snyder@1:345/3777 to
All on Sat May 1 22:31:00 2010
Did anyone take the time to download the YouTube video of the NASA robot
called Robonaut? It is a 72.8 MB mp4 file.
What most amazed me about the robot is its level of dexterity. It handled
the piece of cloth -- or whatever it was moving -- and what appeared to be a manila envelope, very gently, just as a human would do, without putting too much pressure on the objects.
Later on in the video, you see the robot performing a coordination/touch
test where it touches the tip of each finger to its thumb. Again, I was impressed by the exactitude of this exercise. They must use some very
advanced algorithms to get such human-like responses from it, with such mechanical accuracy.
On a side note, I couldn't help but think how easy it would be to fake an
alien invasion from Outer Space, using such technology. Throw a rubber suit
on one of those machines, and it would appear very convincing to the casual observer, I think.
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