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One of the American military’s leading humanoid robots is Petman. Its job will be to testing chemical protection clothing for the U.S. Army. Petman is being built by Boston Dynamics, famous for its alarmingly lifelike BigDog robotic pack mule. Unlike earlier suit-testing robots, which needed external support, Petman will stand — and walk — on his own two feet.
Natural, agile movement is essential for PETMAN to simulate how a soldier stresses protective clothing under realistic
conditions. The robot will have the shape and size of a standard human, making it the first anthropomorphic robot that moves
dynamically like a real person.