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A giant hop for robot-kind

cnn.com — As Nasa's Martian robot, Opportunity, wheels its way around the edge of the Victoria crater, a new breed of automaton is being developed that could provide a great leap forward, literally, in robotic exploration.

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  • Y0tsuya, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I, for one, wecome our baseball-sized bunny-hopping robotic overlords.
  • mmgreenmms, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Did anyone see the picture with the caption "No bigger than the size of a baseball"? They must be comparing it to a small baseball.
  • Beverman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@lifedigger
    I don't think i understand how any of that has anything to do with the subject at hand :|

    (Dame replied under the wrong person)
  • SilliconCat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0They remind me of the Giant Eye, from the original series of the MegaMan game.
    With the only real means of moving is one leg to hop with.
    They look really cool too, I'd really like to buy myself one.
  • lisuebie, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Hopping sacrificial microbots! :) You gotta love it.
  • sactjs, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Awesome, I hope they get hopping on this
  • hulkdigg, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Here's my contribution to a giant hop/leap in robot-kind ... Homer Simpson style! ;-)
    http://digg.com/gadgets/View_in_Homer_Simpson_Halloween_Display_n_D_OH
  • sactjs, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1 ..

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