Awesome Anthropomorphic Robot of the Day: Boston Dynamics, makers of the BigDog and AlphaDog four-legged robots, have just revealed a new two-legged creation called PETMAN.
PETMAN was designed to test U.S. Army clothing prototypes, and it mimics human physiology to give the most accurate test results possible. In this case, that means it’s a robot that sweats.
Boston Dynamics:
PETMAN balances itself as it walks, squats and does simple calisthenics. PETMAN simulates human physiology by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating inside the clothing to provide realistic test conditions.
The company says the biggest engineering challenge with PETMAN was fitting all its robot hydraulics into a puny, human-sized shell.
inb4 I, for one, welcome our sweaty robot overlords.
