The world’s strongest men must be shaking in their very large boots, because robots are here to steal their jobs.
The HyQReal robot is a “hydraulically powered quadruped” developed by a team in Italy at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT). It is power-autonomous and wirelessly communicates with its overlords. And, oh yeah, it walks, and is pretty dang strong.
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The robot’s IIT makers tested its strength recently by tasking the lil’ guy with pulling a 3 ton passenger airplane. You can watch the feat above, with a lengthy and dramatic introduction featuring sensual shots of the robot’s body, and a lot of white men, standing around, eventually congratulating each other. Read more…
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