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I can't give an answer which would pass a proper roboticist without them wrinkling their nose, but my guess is that rotary actuators are more simple and space efficient to implemen…

Eh, robots are tools, and like most, they'll be used and abused. ANYmal and Boston Dynamics Spot are currently being used for automated site inspections, and most of the top spots …

In this case, "Dynamic" is likely referring to the fact that the robot is dynamic, not the company Boston Dynamics. In fact, Dynamics is literally just the study of forces and thei…

I'm not sure any of the big legged robots are using direct drive actuation yet; MIT Cheetah and Cheetah mini use quasi-direct drives with a sub-10:1 gear ratio for super high propr…

I've written a similar guide that goes into a bit more detail, such as setting up S3-compatible object storage as the primary storage, using a custom domain name, etc.: [link redac…

From the article: > In her suit, Viola acknowledged writing most of the posts. But she denied being behind the anti-Muslim screed. That was critical to Sorokin’s decision to allow …

Parroting jimkleiber, I like the distinction between advertising in public and private spaces, although I suppose it would be a matter of being adamant that anywhere that isn't in …

> Reminds me of how one day, I think in SF, I was trying to go around without reading things and just realized there are so many things shouting at me with words, especially billbo…

Performing the same though-exercise, I find myself with a different conclusion; I despise physical advertising. I hate driving down the high-way and seeing a massive billboard for …

I added a link to my website in my profile, my email is on there. Cheers!

I'm building a quadruped robot a-la Boston Dynamics/MIT Cheetah. I'm not really happy with the state of legged robots in terms of affordability and performance. I've found there ar…

I'm a relatively new user to HN. I've greatly appreciated how much more civil the conversations tend to be when compared to reddit. I have noticed, however, that news submissions, …

I'm assuming you're referring to how softly he tip-toes around events like the Tiananmen Square Protests or the massive famine during the Great Leap Forward? If so, I certainly agr…

Thanks for the recommendation! I feel as though On China sacrificed detail to allow for greater scope, and it left me wanting for more information on certain periods.

If anyone is looking for a relatively digestible book on China, I can wholeheartedly recommend On China by Henry Kissinger [1]. While he does tend to meander at some points, it giv…

I'm not well versed in CPU design; how does a 3.1Ghz peak clock A14X outperform a 4.8GHz peak clock i9 [1]? The only thing that immediately comes to mind is a massive hypothetical …