Video: Hopping robot bounds obstacles
Posted at: 09/15/2009 8:49 PM
| Updated at: 09/16/2009 7:37 AM
By: Eyewitness News 4
Jon Salton, left, and Steve Buerger put the Precision Urban Hopper through its paces. (Photo by Randy Montoya)
A robot being developed at Sandia National Labs could soon hop into battle, giving ground forces a needed tool in urban warfare.
The remote-controlled “Precision Urban Hopper” can leap over or onto obstacles up to 25 feet tall.
The robot uses a powerful leg to propel itself upward. Researchers hope the robot will allow troops to detect enemies without putting themselves in harm’s way.
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