Northeastern puts NASA’s Valkyrie space robots through its paces, TechCrunch (video) Keith’s update: At one point in this video Valkyrie stumbles and requires the cables to catch her – unlike […]
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The Robot NASA Should Buy To Replace Broken Valkyrie
#NASA's @nasavalkyrie can't walk unless it is held up by cables & it breaks a lot. Meanwhile over at @BostonDynamics https://t.co/9ujoiVv4n2 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 3, 2017 “Handle is […]
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Does NASA Have a Robotics Strategy? Did It Ever Have One?
Military pushes for emergency robots as skeptics worry about lethal uses, Washington Post “Most of the [DARPA Robotics Challenge] entrants resemble humans, with two arms and two legs, and could […]
Posted inRobotics
ATLAS Is Walking. Valkyrie Remains Hidden
ATLAS robot gets closer to walking like a human, TechGenMag “When Boston Dynamics first revealed their ATLAS robot on July 11, 2013, the bipedal humanoid robot was a clunky, slow […]
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JSC's Girl Robot Lost Competition Due to Broken WiFi
What Happened to NASA’s Valkyrie Robot at the DRC Trials, and What’s Next, IEEE “At the DRC Trials, Valkyrie experienced a “networking issue” that prevented the team from scoring any […]
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JPL Rolls Out Robosimian While JSC Hides Valkyrie
JPL’s RoboSimian “Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., was the place to be late last month for an unusual two-day competition: the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials. But if you went expecting […]
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NASA JSC's Expensive Custom Trailer For Val the Robot
Reader note:“I was at the DRC all week. NASA showed up with the most awesome/expensive looking tracker/trailer. Â It had a custom paint job, new custom “pelican” cases for all equipment, […]
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NASA JSC's Valkyrie Robot Tied For Last Place in DARPA Competition
Handicapping the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge, Gizmodo “NASA JSC Team Valkyrie (7/1): Johnson Space Center has a 20-year legacy in humanoid robot development, and the six-foot-two, 286 lb Valkyrie, “inspired […]