May 23 2008Flame - Allegedly The World's Most Advanced Walking Robot With A Blue Flame For A Head
"Flame" is the name of a walking robot designed and built by TU Delft PhD student Daan Hobbelen.
By mimicking the way that humans actually fall forward when walking, this robot comes insanely close to the real thing. Usually, walking robots are energy-hungry propositions, but this is the first that's both efficient and stable. Inside Flame are seven motors and a balance "organ" loaded with stability algorithms. By measuring each step, the robot adjusts stance width, speed, and gait on the go.
There's a video of Flame going for a stroll after the jump, and I've got to admit -- he's definitely better at walking than the guy beside him.
Hit it for the very short video.
Flame is the world's most advanced -- and Dutch -- walking robot [engadget]
Thanks Shawn and Phil, lets club this bastard in the back of the knees and take him down
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Reader Comments
1. kez - May 23, 2008 1:34 PM
OMG!
2. Alina - May 23, 2008 2:01 PM
congrats - u spelled definitely right.
3. Andrew - May 23, 2008 2:29 PM
What, no apocolypse jokes?
4. Angel Mass - May 23, 2008 2:49 PM
Hahaha yeah! the guy behind him walks better like a duck than like a human, or the flame robot
5. Amy - May 23, 2008 3:04 PM
Grr, yano, every time I try to view an article with a video in it, everything goes fubar and I have to restart my browser.
Thank you, Vista. Thank you, Firefox. *shakes fist*
6. ƒ Sharp - May 23, 2008 4:11 PM
Oh good. That made it half-human scale. That's less scary... sure.
7. Lisa - May 23, 2008 4:25 PM
Speak for yourself, that thing's almost as tall as I am.
8. Redd - May 23, 2008 4:45 PM
After the robot apocalypse, when all us humans are long gone, that robot is going to be the one wandering the bombed out streets turning tricks as a little gay robotic prostitute. Clearly that was what they had in mind with his delicate features, decidedly swishy walk and the fact that they named it 'flame'.
9. Shoes - May 24, 2008 12:11 AM
The hell? The Geekologie writer totally phoned this one in.
No robot apocalypse jokes.
No penis references.
No mention of inadequate/slutty/disgusting significant other/roomate.
Just the quote, and three very unfunny sentances.
10. Cyberwulf - May 25, 2008 5:29 AM
No apocalyptic jokes are needed. That robots pretty good at walking. Add a flamethrower to the head, and then we'll talk.
11. guate6 - May 26, 2008 3:39 PM
I'm with #9, a bit surprised there weren't any of those, or any gay jokes (flame...flaming robot...gay robot, etc.). Yeah, it did walk better than the human, but I can walk better than both of them, and I don't need a battery.