It is well-known that military research has created a myriad of everyday products (like Velcro) that have filtered onto our store shelves. Here’s the next: PETMAN. For this robot to perform its chemical protection tests correctly for the Army, it must balance itself, walk, crawl, all while exposed to chemical warfare agents. The robot will have the shape and size of a standard human, making it the first anthropomorphic robot that moves dynamically like a real person.The development program has a 13 month design phase, with delivery scheduled for 2011.For more information, read Wired’s Army Terminators Walk Like Men.
For a different kind of futuristic soldier, read Soldier of the Future is a Hologram.
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