Boston Dynamics PETMAN humanoid robot walks faster than earlier prototype: "Boston Dynamics have released a new video of their
humanoid robot PETMAN which we met for the first time last October. The new humanoid prototype walks faster than the previous one reaching speeds of over 4 miles per hour. PETMAN is different than most other humanoid robots under development because it more closely matches the way humans walk; that is, this robot is a dynamic walker.
PETMAN can be seen in the video below walking at 4.4 mph which is 7.08 kph. This makes it faster than
Toyota's running humanoid robot of last year with a top speed of 7 kph. Honda's much celebrated humanoid ASIMO is now a distant 3rd with a top speed of 6 kph. And PETMAN can keep its balance when an external force is applied, e.g., when pushed by a very rude engineer.
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