{"id":12799,"date":"2016-06-24T23:52:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T03:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12799"},"modified":"2016-06-24T23:52:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T03:52:58","slug":"sci-tech-video-spotmini-robo-dog-from-boston-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12799","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech video: SpotMini robo-dog from Boston Dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another amazing robot demonstration from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostondynamics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Dynamics<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>SpotMini is a new smaller version of the Spot robot, weighing 55 lbs dripping wet (65 lbs if you include its arm.) SpotMini is all-electric (no hydraulics) and runs for about 90 minutes on a charge, depending on what it is doing. SpotMini is one of the quietest robots we have ever built. It has a variety of sensors, including depth cameras, a solid state gyro (IMU) and proprioception sensors in the limbs. These sensors help with navigation and mobile manipulation. SpotMini performs some tasks autonomously, but often uses a human for high-level guidance. For more information about SpotMini visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BostonDynamics.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.BostonDynamics.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tf7IEVTDjng?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another amazing robot demonstration from Boston Dynamics: SpotMini is a new smaller version of the Spot robot, weighing 55 lbs dripping wet (65 lbs if you include its arm.) SpotMini is all-electric (no hydraulics) and runs for about 90 minutes on a charge, depending on what it is doing. SpotMini is one of the quietest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12799\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sci-Tech video: SpotMini robo-dog from Boston Dynamics<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3kr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16362,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16362","url_meta":{"origin":12799,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech videos: MIT&#8217;s blind cheetah + Boston Dynamics Atlas, MiniSpot, &#038; CEO","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple of videos about progress in robotic creatures: **\u00a0\u201cBlind\u201d Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles | MIT News https:\/\/youtu.be\/QZ1DaQgg3lE ** Boston Dynamics: \"Getting some air, Atlas? https:\/\/youtu.be\/vjSohj-Iclc ** An interview with the\u00a0Boston Dynamics founder and CEO Marc Raibert: https:\/\/youtu.be\/QlJ_-iVbah8 ** Boston Dynamics: \"SpotMini Autonomous Navigation\": SpotMini\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/QZ1DaQgg3lE\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15999,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15999","url_meta":{"origin":12799,"position":1},"title":"Sci-Tech videos: A sprinkling of 21st Century technologies","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"** Boston Dynamics - \"Getting some air, Atlas?\" https:\/\/youtu.be\/vjSohj-Iclc ** Boston Dynamics - \"SpotMini Autonomous Navigation: SpotMini autonomously navigates a specified route through an office and lab facility. 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