Science fact often follows science fiction. Hence, the U.S. Army is funding development of a Terminator-style robot soldier. Boston Dynamics has released new video of its Petman robot and its ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Uh oh. Boston Dynamics, makers of the BigDog robot that can haul stuff around for the military has released a video of PETMAN, a human version that looks like a combination of the ...

Back in late 2009 Boston Dynamics revealed it was working on a humanoid robot that would test protective clothing for the military. Having already amazed the world three years earlier with the ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- A freely walking biped robot the size and shape of a human being is being developed to realistically simulate a soldier wearing protective clothing. The robot, PETMAN (from Protection ...

I’m sure you are all well acquainted with the crazy quadrupled BigDog robot, but if it had a master to walk with, it would probably look something like the Petman. Actually, the similarity is not ...

If you're a little unnerved by the spate of lifelike, Uncanny Valley robotics that you've seen on ExtremeTech over the last few months, you should probably turn away now. PETMAN, the latest and most ...

Whether the Halloween timing is coincidental or not, this robot’s latest video release from Boston Dynamics is evoking comparisons to The Terminator. Watch PETMAN in action: Here’s how robotics maker ...

Look out cute and cuddly Nao. Get out of the way ever-attentive Asimo, a new robot’s on the march and he can smash both of you and your girly-man voices with his pinky – if he had a pinky, that is, or ...

A few years back, Boston Dynamics impressed us with their quadruped robot, Big Dog. Well, believe it or not, they've managed to top that with their latest bipedal robot, PETMAN: The Boston Dynamics ...

Boston Dynamics have just released footage of their new biped robot PETMAN. This innovative robot is designed to balance itself and move freely, performing a variety of movements such as walking, ...

PETMAN, the creepily lifelike robot from Boston Dynamics, has made some remarkable strides in the last few years. Once nothing more than a headless walker with a penchant for push-ups, PETMAN has now ...