<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/2814530a-12ef-4fe7-a86c-c05871870308/DCC4C12D-B226-4555-B812-DAB629DC599E/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_petman.html" href="http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_petman.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.bostondynamics.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67CUudkjEG4"><H1>PETMAN Prototype</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67CUudkjEG4"><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/67CUudkjEG4&hl=en&fs=1&" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://singularityhub.com/2009/10/27/from-petman-to-dexter-bipedal-humanoid-robots-come-of-age/" href="http://singularityhub.com/2009/10/27/from-petman-to-dexter-bipedal-humanoid-robots-come-of-age/" style="font-size: 11px;">singularityhub.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://singularityhub.com/2009/10/27/from-petman-to-dexter-bipedal-humanoid-robots-come-of-age/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/singularityhub.com/img/7AF3BFE8-D8B4-4842-82C9-B6D7180982AD" alt="petman-robot" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://singularityhub.com/2009/10/27/from-petman-to-dexter-bipedal-humanoid-robots-come-of-age/">With Petman’s ability to withstand a a decent kick or hit from the side while walking it is clear that robots are now capable of balance and control that nearly matches a human on flat terrain.  In the next decade we can expect bipedal humanoid robots to conquer more than flat terrain, and also to bump up their speed to full out running.  Robots that not only  match, but exceed human ability to walk and run in your lifetime?  Yes – that is assuming you have another 10, maybe 20 years ahead of you!</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/boston-dynamics-create-petman-human-like-walking-robot-20091027/" href="http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/boston-dynamics-create-petman-human-like-walking-robot-20091027/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.geek.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/boston-dynamics-create-petman-human-like-walking-robot-20091027/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.geek.com/img/35DBB229-99F3-495B-B05C-61CCB73B109C" alt="Geek.com" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/boston-dynamics-create-petman-human-like-walking-robot-20091027/"><P>PETMAN has been developed for use by the US Army to help test chemical protection clothing. It performs realistic human-like heel-toe walking at up to 3.2mph and is capable of being pushed without falling over. 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