NASA invented a new "robot superhero"

NASA invented a new "robot superhero". The model is terrible, but the romantic name Valkyrie ("Valkyrie") is an Android growth of 1.9 m and a weight of 125 kg. White robot has 45 degrees of freedom, can stand on their own two feet, twist the head to turn in the belt. Both his four-fingered hands with the same design, so in which case they can be interchanged. Sectioniii legs have force sensors and torque. The machine gets power from the battery, which is enough for about an hour of Autonomous operation.









The main purpose of the Android rescue victims in disaster zones, however, to accomplish this task, the Valkyrie still needs to be finalized. By the way, on the creation of the device worked 55 employees within 9 months. At the beginning of the 2014 Valkyrie will participate in robotics competitions DARPA Robotics Challenge in Florida. If you're lucky, the prize is two million dollars will be spent on the development of the project.



Recall that earlier in NASA invented an unusual robot monkey.

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