Legged Locomotion Meets Skateboarding

munificent wrote: post #5

I really want to have something insightful to say, or perhaps something predictably pessimistic about robotics and AI. But I just can't get over how cute the little fucker is. Little robodog skateboarding around living his best life.

This is the kind of twee, midwestern robotics research that we all need today.

Re: Legged Locomotion Meets Skateboarding

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Post by quuxplusone » Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 5:13 PM UTC

Circa 2004, we undergrad tagalongs on CMU's robot soccer team were in charge of two things: the Sony Aibo dog's post-goal victory dance, and getting it to ride on a little Sony-provided skateboard. Clearly "dogs on skateboards" never gets old. :)

But from the title I was hoping to see a "skateboard with legs" instead. Imagine a little eight-legged horse for your feet, you know?

Re: Legged Locomotion Meets Skateboarding

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Post by jonlucc » Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 5:17 PM UTC

Based on the title alone, I thought this might be a skateboard that moved on millipede style legs, rather than wheels.

Re: Legged Locomotion Meets Skateboarding

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Post by speerer » Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 5:50 PM UTC

jonlucc wrote: post #8

Based on the title alone, I thought this might be a skateboard that moved on millipede style legs, rather than wheels.

Me too. Visions of Terry Pratchett's luggage from Discworld.

Re: Legged Locomotion Meets Skateboarding

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Post by brulard » Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 5:51 PM UTC

jonlucc wrote: post #8

Based on the title alone, I thought this might be a skateboard that moved on millipede style legs, rather than wheels.

Exactly what I expected