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Offline Rob52240

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The "Sand Flea" Jumping Drone
« on: March 29, 2012, 05:52:57 PM »
This thing can leap a tall building in a single bound.  I can imagine weaponized ones wreaking total havoc in urban environments. 
I wonder if it's heavy enough to jump through a window.

http://www.vincentabry.com/en/sand-flea-boston-dynamics-robot-jumps-30-feet-into-the-air-2090
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo
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Re: The "Sand Flea" Jumping Drone
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2012, 05:54:42 PM »
That's actually pretty cool!
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Re: The "Sand Flea" Jumping Drone
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2012, 06:32:54 PM »
That is very cool. My question is what happens when he tries it and it tips over while in the "prelaunch" stage? It probably will just reset but hmm...
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Re: The "Sand Flea" Jumping Drone
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2012, 09:08:56 PM »
I have got to get me one of those!
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Re: The "Sand Flea" Jumping Drone
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 05:24:07 AM »
Could you imagine rolling one of those into a hostage situation? They're staring at the camera while it raises up then... BAM! Mike Tyson in your face. Add some onboard tear gas and you've got a party. :banana:
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Re: The "Sand Flea" Jumping Drone
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 05:05:23 PM »
I wonder if they will change the design so that the "jumping legs" you see in the video can also be used as a catapult type device. Might be a usefull function.
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