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Plustech Walking Robotic Timberjack

Wow, my father and all old timer lumberjacks have gotta see this: a six-legged robotic timberjack that reduces damage to forest grounds. 

The Finnish company, Plustech, now owned by John Deere, developed it.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Dec 10, 2008 9:28 PM. 0 min read time
 
Plustech Walking Robotic Timberjack
Wow, my father and all old timer lumberjacks have gotta see this: a six-legged robotic timberjack that reduces damage to forest...
Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Dec 10, 2008 9:28 PM
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Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Dec 01, 2008 9:31 PM
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Honda Robotic Exoskeleton

Here’s a video on Honda's new product: a pair of legs supporting a bench you can sit and walk on. The legs support about 15% of...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Nov 10, 2008 9:46 PM
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Bon Voyage, Dextre!

Dextre the robot blasted off today for the International Space Station. This two-armed torso will be placed at the end of...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Nov 03, 2008 12:03 PM
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Computer Vision and Robotics

Bill Gates says that we’re entering the robot age. Some might nit-pick and call it the age of robotics. They predict that...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Oct 06, 2008 9:43 PM
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Underwater Robots Meet Animals

While checking out how people work with underwater ROVs manipulators and grippers, I stumbled upon a number of videos of...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 18, 2008 4:59 PM
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Robotic Shovelful of Mars

Wow, a single photograph showing two of my favourite fantasies: a nice little excavator and a Martian robot. This is Phoenix,...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 06, 2008 5:08 PM
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Self-Adaptive-Robot-Auxiliary-Hand in Popular Science

Popular Science carries an article about SARAH (Self-Adaptive Robot Auxiliary Hand), because it’s part of Dextre’s toolbox....

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on May 02, 2008 1:18 PM
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Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Oct 18, 2007 4:56 PM
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