Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by Animats 2436 days ago
Oh, that thing. That was mostly Sutherland having fun.

It was followed by the OSU Adaptive Suspension Vehicle.[1] This may have been the first walking machine with active computer control. Despite the claims of off-road capabilities, it could at best handle a dirt road with a slight slope. They got it to walk over a log, but that was with 5 legs locked and the operator managing one leg with a joystick.

[1] https://youtu.be/DIiD1JimBXQ

1 comments