107.9 The River » Robot http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Watch This Giant Real-Life Robot Dog Fling Cinderblocks Across the Room http://theriver1079.com/watch-this-giant-real-life-robot-dog-fling-cinderblocks-across-the-room/ http://theriver1079.com/watch-this-giant-real-life-robot-dog-fling-cinderblocks-across-the-room/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:59:27 +0000 Mike Moody http://guyspeed.com/?p=118117 The mad scientists over at Boston Dynamics have created a four-legged dog-like robot they call BigDog robot.

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]]> http://theriver1079.com/japan-hair-washing-robot/feed/ 0 Robot Soccer Goalie Shuts Out Shooters [VIDEO] http://theriver1079.com/robot-soccer-goalie-video/ http://theriver1079.com/robot-soccer-goalie-video/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:15:15 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=31528 If you think soccer is a low-scoring sport now, just wait until the robot goalies take over. This prototype of a mechanical goalkeeper isn’t ready for a regulation net, but is able to flawlessly protect his indoor soccer-sized goal from some pretty tough shots using GPS-like technology.

Next, they should probably program the net-minding bot to take dives.

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