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Ugh: Sand Flea Robotic Car Can Jump Over 30-Feet -- UP

March 28, 2012 / break its legs!, dammit boston dynamics -- i mean realllllly?!, get down from there, great, i am not happy about this, i would hit that with a broomstick (at least until it jumped in my face and put my eyes out), jumping, not on my watch you're not, oh hell no, robots, video, we are officially not safe anywhere, wonderful, wtf were you thinking, you've doomed us all

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Seen here preparing to leap on top of a building, Boston Dynamics' latest robotic killer, the Sand Flea (the evolutionary decedent of their Precision Urban Hopper), looks to gain entrance to a building from above. Note to self: keep a fire going in the fireplace at all times. The four-wheeled creeper can allegedly clear obstacles up to 30-feet high and undoubtedly fill an upstairs bedroom with poison gas quicker than you can say, "Honey -- did you hear something?" and her respond, "You probably woke your self up farting again, go back to bed." (I said fast, not instantaneous)

Hit the jump for a worthwhile video of the leaping creeper in action.

Sand Flea Jumping Robot of the Day [geeks.thedailywh.at]

Thanks to crean, Mark, Suz, HELL TO THE F*** NO and Universal, who agree there should be laws against jumping robots. Also: people jumping in elevators. That shit scares me!

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  • This_Update_Sucks

    Needs more House of Pain.

  • Yeaaaa we're toast...now we're going to have robots jumping on our heads greeaaattt.

  • There's something fishy going on right at :18 secs. There's an edit.

  • n_a_a_s

    good eye, I think the cameraperson stopped or paused recording for a second after the robot positioned itself to jump - then hit start again within seconds realizing the edit wasn't necessary & the thing was going to jump on the roof anyways

  • Leo

    Definitely an edit from 0:17-0:18. You can notice some bits of debris shifting on the bottom left corner and a small bit of clouds disappear from the scene as well on the top right corner.

  • artisan54

    yea they might have boosted the launch on that one. there is definitely a skip there.

    still cool the 10-15 ft jumps

  •  Not only is there an edit at :17, there's an edit before each jump (except when it jumps down from the roof). Should have gotten the HumanBirdWings guys to piece this one together....

  • Best. RC car. Ever.

    Seriously, let's start marketing these.

  • If they do, I foresee lots of little brothers getting uppercutted by jumping robots.

  • Ickolith

    Good thing I'm faster than their big brothers.

  • Joe Eldredge

    Sure he can jump around, but lets see him 
    Jump up Jump up and get down.

  • n_a_a_s

    that's one hell of an ollie

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