NASA's TeTWalker Robot Prototype

[Tagananero]

And what about that... When it'll get stcuk with stones?

[CaptSmiley29906]

How will it handle a steep grade?

[artie101ny]

so this is where my tax momey goes !

[GooderGamer]

@artie101ny

We all know you don't pay your taxes

[triplejayvideos]

so base the ends as weels and if you get in a tight spot use that system

[steveshouse71]

the only question begs, where are all the instruments gonna go??

[artie101ny]

@steveshouse71

oops

[crazymotionride]

why bother just build them like Opportunity which is clearly a brilliant design as it won't die!

[nilbud]

I suppose in a lower gravity it won't smash the shit out of itself.

[TheGiorgiogio]

it too slow...i a getting crazy looking at than i wanna destroy it and kick awayyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[ZEINSTAIN2011]

check on mine stair ruged terain robot its better than nasa one!

[TheTombomb555]

Extremely confusing to program because it basically rolls so there is no true up at all times

[PjeschkaPjeschka]

@TheTombomb555 you could use one controller as a main reference controller. this would be a fix point.

[markuk40tftc]

well thats a pile of expensive shit

[3zooz1112]

That's sucks nooobs

[Mar10nii]

does it use a lot of power?

[wogfun]

oh shit, this really reminds me of the beginning of Short Circuit, Johnny Five Is ALIVE, NO DISASSEMBLE!!!!

[kahvaltimasasi]

WHAT S THE POINT? is that a joke? what is that ? middle school summer project?

totally crap.

[raystinks1]

all it does is fall over

[dude355476300]

@raystinks1 thats how it moves jackass.

[MegaMarketmaster]

What kind of multi-stage actuator is in use? This is too fast to be hydraulic.

[DeputyDogTired]

Very creative, incredibly impractical. Slow, terrible camera/sensor platform. Looks like it could not handle inclines at all, or soil/mud.

[GoodByeKyle]

yeah man this thing looks really practical

[Bristow42]

Well worth the billions spent. On crap, here nasa here's a shit lot of money to piss up on the wall on hydrolic jacks, that you can buy at Walmart.

[RCvehicles]

wouldn't just offroad wheels be more efficient than this? seems like a lot of wasted battery power lol

[jayce1983]

interesting conept, but i worry about a few things. The first being the *thwack!* sound as it makes impact. I can only imagine that this causes unwanted stress on the parts. The second concern being that if one of the moving (hydraulic?) cylinders connecting the wheels bends on a rock caught between the wheels. It's interesting to see on a flat surface but put to the test I imagine it falling short. I do however applaud the idea and think there is somthing to a tri wheel design,try a wedge next

[vh90278]

very creative people at nasa

[xexorz]

This uses a lot of energy to move a very small distance. I don't think it is redundant either... What purpose?

[xpez]

too slow...but I guess 15 years to walk around a crater is no big deal in space time projects...

[markdykstra36]

Where do you put the sensors and stuff? It doesn't help to put a walking robot on the moon or on mars if the robot can't fit any sensor equipment, and it looks like that robot's changing shape leaves almost no space for equipment.

[derman077]

Very smart people working on this so there must be a purpose. I think a lot of these technologies are designed for code writing. The actual robots the code will control will be nano scaled. This might be a future quantum design.

[datzfast]

Baracktards, the whole freaking lot.

[snivesz32]

ahem.. it can't even climb a hill, which would be like the simplest of "difficult terrain"..

[meistverkauft]

The should test the robot on rocks.. not at one level surface

[jacksawild]

hat if it get caught between two rocks preventing it from extending or retracting its length. Then it wont be able to fall. Perhaps evolution didn't come up with this for a reason.

[jerryfinsternumber9]

Slower than a herd of turtles in a snowstorm

[nilbud]

@jerryfinsternumber9 Feel the quality

[TheCottonTop]

It looks cool but, this thing barely works in earths gravity on carpet. Is it going to be powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator? HAHA JK. I sure it will come in handy.

[DFCC]

"Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv......Spa­t!"  XD

[GTechno13]

I need some of that gold tape to make my projects look expensive.

[danthemanzizzle]

i dont see the benifit of this over any other type of locomotion. perhaps if it were a blob of many prisms a few meters tall.......

[garagecrap]

who's paying for this useless crap?

[PedroGoulart31]

this is a fucking shit.

[alkeli78]

Soooo.... how many steps can it take before the constant impact breaks something? 100? 200? What a stupid design...

[bestamerica]

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not good idea on the video,,,

wheels are better,,,

or track tank as MATTRACKS are better, too

[Ryukachoo]

it's a clever locomotion method, the only problem is the functional use of this guy is probably not much, as most rovers are relatively heavy and something like this might be dangerous on equipment. I'd just as soon simply have a tread or wheel robot with a de-tipping arm or something

[Sirwozzle]

terry the tipping triangle

[srsudarshan]

This robot could easily be provided with mobility for normal surfaces using mecanum wheels (swedish wheels). The same motor used for extending the telescopic arms can be used to drive the wheels - giving it mobility over flat surfaces and the tetrahedral configuration ensuring mobility (albeit much slower) over other types of terrain

[tostrong4you]

slow, cant go in a straight line, and probably cant go uphill. Seems very inefficient when it comes to using energy for some reason too.

[crowbarhammer]

stupid looking thing

[CARE2DOTCOM]

And this is what they come up with? LOL... I mean thats great for climbing over unknown terrain you know liitle about but... talk about doing it the hard way.. These are our best minds at work? REALLY? I mean seriously?

[EmperorOfMars]

Meanwhile in the Netherlands...

[Vagextrol]

A moon dust scraper.

[Hackermarket]

i see issues, if theres a big rock in between the robots basee triangle, it will get stuck, unless you can make this fly =)i dont see this prototype working yet

[Shannariano]

good the idea, bad prototype. all those shocks on the structure are surely ending in some sort of break or malfunction in little time (shorter than a tracked vehicle)

[theloop722000]

I hope this video is from the early 80's

[fitzgerald95971]

wonder how this would work inreal terrain, or in a swamp type area.

[Video85Man]

what a waste of time and money

[Vagextrol]

@Video85Man yup! and I seen better prototypes from amateurs :D and I am pretty sure the budget was waaayy less than theirs.

[MrDaldagnuur]

phat.... whiiiin.. phat.... This is slower than average turtle.

[nortanon]

This is just a part to a more complex robot.

It is obvious that this is a central attachment to a more elaborate mechanized unit. This with thruster and grappling hooks.Gyroscopes and other appendages. From equal to unilateral pyramidal configurations are clumsy at best

looks drunk doesn't it! flip the vehicle over and run on another set of tires type of thing.

[zeepm]

c'est nul a chier

[luisbeck007]

This stuff was my idea but the idiots never understood for what was... next time send me an email

[losfrailesii]

esta muy bien el robot, pero esos movimientos estan bien en un terreno plano y sin objetos que obtaculicen el movimiento, como sera en un lugar rocoso y con muchos vaches.

[Skumpaj]

Put some retractable spikes on the (inflatable?) corners and it would be doing great in an ice/slush/sea slopish enviroment...

[3L3CTR0static]

so.. whats this all about for what will u need this ?

[canontaters]

not very efficient. wouldn't it be better just to have some wheels.... naw... that would be too easy

[CmdrTobs]

wheels can be easily undone by terrain. Hence why no creature on the planet has evolved with wheels instead of legs.

Though I sort of agree with your sentiment in a casual manner.

[bishopdante]

look up rotating locomotion in living systems.

The flagellum propeller may be the most common method of locomotion.

Most creatures can't do wheels because of the rotation limits of providing nutrition to the appendage. Twist-off & die sort of stuff.

Wheels are mechanical.

[CmdrTobs]

Well given dominance of water dwelling and bacterial life flagellum/flagellum like structures would clearly be the winner. I was commenting more so on macroscopic life akin in size to this unit.

Its less of an evolutionary leap to articulating limbs from a Cambrian vertebrate than it would be to wheels, but more fundamental than that is wheels are very unlikely because they simply do not function at all on unpredictable terrain. That's what I am driving at.

[bishopdante]

the athlete robot is pretty cool, that's legs & wheels at the same time.

I'm not sure if this is a wheel or a leg. I suspect it's a wheelish.

Robots are unstoppable!

[paulolivares21]

i think they should give that to japanese, they will finish it, i bet they will make a horse out of it

[bergenstation]

very low efficiency! it should lift some weights up just for moving forward!!! not practical.

[grubeci]

hugh

[AlmostCommon]

That's great for moving around the living room, but it probably wouldn't even climb a 5% grade slope.

[sbeer6er]

well Houston either the battery's died or they fell out.

[kamalmichael]

wow

[shantiponks]

whatever happened to the fucking wheel?

[MeteoricDragon]

The wheel is great, but when you have a rugged terrain, one of the greatest fears the scientists have is their rover tipping and falling over, millions of miles away where nobody can tip it back upright. This prototype doesn't have that problem, it moves by falling over.

[midgety1]

@MeteoricDragon i have a remote controlled car that work on ether side (Tonka Ricochet) ..and its way cooler than this .... I have a hard time understanding why tonka and tyco can think of it but 10 years ago but NASA still hasn't got it

[truvak]

@MeteoricDragon you are right but is dead slow, and for some of the instruments inside the constant shocking can be destructive, maybe normal wheels and a outside frame using concepts from this system or even wheels on each tip of this frame.

[datzfast]

@MeteoricDragon right this will work forever right up to the point where the piston wears out a million miles away.

[gizmo664100]

@MeteoricDragon I agree but on sloped ground it wouldnt it be hard to move?

[Helge129]

@gizmo664100 actually no, a wheel would have much greater problems, because this robot can keep a very low center of gravity, that of a wheeled all-terrain rover is rather high however.

[epicfilmclips]

@MeteoricDragon the big fear here is that it doesn't fall over..

[damenbenco]

slow,,,,,will have rock samples in 6 weeks houston

[Problemloeser]

very efficient....

[Attilaakiraly]

i think this was somekind of experiment with a built in nano technology! i remember reading about this in a mag and i don't think this is nasa... looks pointless but its ment for some experimentation...

[heyawhaw]

this is not going anywhere. drop this project until ...  until somebody has a good idea hehe!

[1112Hanno112]

thats shit....

[SkyboxMonster]

I see a auto-leveling tripod for my telescope.

[THEBOB566974]

lol u never know pall point pens and all

[Lokivoid]

i hope not.... that would invole letting this thing slam it into the ground over and over

[rdt1970]

i built something like this problem i had was dirt dust on shaft = motor wear

[acujawa]

А смысл в етой хуйне???

[am1gv]

i can see the idea they were aiming for, i cant see the idea working though

[RockingMinors]

well idk what the point of this is, its slower than the rover, and putting money into something that makes things more obsolete is pointless

[group310]

this thing aint climbing no rocks!

[jiafei2007]

funny, but useless

[PianoRus]

LoL!

[5383totodata]

『見て感じた事は一つのコンセプトとしては悪くはないが­非効率的な動きが気になるなぁ〜』(._.)

[DoctorLoveJuice]

Interesting concept, doesnt seem practical, perhaps lacking in technical wisdom?

...they should seek advice from the Japanese as they are well ahead in bot technology.

[mertvak]

lol advice from japanese, u must be kidding all they do is make robot rides a stupid bike...

[warcrackbigbob]

haha true that my friend

[naetoru99]

with several of these polymorphing (for lack of a better word) cells nasa could create a robot for just about any terrain. and because of their compact size and light weight, could be cheaply produced. as for mobility of a single cell, its not too great, that y they should link them together. the only problem i can see is the exposed gyro sensor. if it gets crushed, the cell cant function. essentialy, it is depending on only one system and is not the most reliable bot. but kudos for being cool!!

[tomatogpotato]

most retarted invenision nasa has made if thats what is next that might only be good for getting up ledges but thats all

[odmcarp]

you might as well throw that into a garbage. it's useless.

[dkthemovie]

is that what cars of the future will look like? cool...

[Grant5321]

i think it would have been beter with wheels

[10poundfatguy]

it has wheels!!!

[bazmarc]

not bumpers? that thing bangs hard.. i didn't see wheels spin? it would need wheels like the Rovio Woowee

[devilmastah]

Well on the moon that thing wont bang that hard....

[JediNinja1337]

one thing is sure.. it doesnt go straight

[Lightcycle]

interesting concept I wonder how well such a locomotive design could handle varied terrain.

[Ronaldoo91]

did u buy that of toys R us

[vampiregt600]

NASA???? lol

[8imonn]

lol...

[huglojsk]

if it go a litle bit...NO A MUCH BIT FASTER!!!

3 stars...

[106640guy]

WTF

[miguelbombardauno]

that is shit

[InitialDsTak]

great job, nasa. you have successfully developed a robot with the sole purpose of falling over. im glad to see that your money is being put to good use.

[RPGSPiTFirE]

so so true

[CARE2DOTCOM]

@InitialDsTak

Uuuh.. it's YOUR MONEY BUDDY!

[MegaTim42]

@InitialDsTak If you haven't noticed, it is designed like this so it can get around over difficult terrain. Analyze what you are watching before you talk.

[mrtydelta15]

@InitialDsTak lol waste of money u say huh lol

[onlyseanmeier]

its cool but wats the point of it? no offense, just wondering, cuz im curious.

[Lightcycle]

It does away with wheels, and theoretically with that design you could either reduce the total weight or put more stuff on it, or use that wait to make the robat be able to access more types of terrain and the corresponding difficiulties that come with such terrain.

[onlyseanmeier]

oh

cool cool

gracias amigo

[WalterSolano]

I think this was created by some NASA novice ...

[skribbzo]

Wow! I bet that Million Dollar robot Accomplishes LOADS of tasks. :/

[iplayanygame]

thats a grat idea only problem is that its con get caught on a rock when it pryes to pull back

[alfaomega1987]

camon NASA wtf??

[mellevalariata]

chinguen a su madre los ingenieros de esa madre, namas de a gratis

[PrototypeO]

What is it?...A lazy man Pup-tent?

[jimmyphack]

betcha it says 'Made in China' on the bottom, looks like cheap plastic crap.

[adrastea99]

Needs more polygons

like a thousand

[aslak78]

i bet bet they spend billions of dollars creating that falling robot... useless

[imreKuti]

It's superb, The future may belong to them. Compared to other robots, this type can move alot faster than "classical" rovers do. And if it would be bigger, it would easaly roll trough hard terrain, terrain wich is uncrossible for "classical rovers". The disadvantage is... it can't carry complex equipment, becouse it needs to be lightweight. I say a few more years of research, and some upgrades, and it will be the perfect choice for some missions.

[goldenagenut]

With the low center axle and the inwardly angled wheels it look like it could get stuck,tied up in a lot of situations.

[almostnearlyevil]

It looks pretty inefficient.

[SirSkidPlank]

yeah i know

a falling robot lol

[badmuthahubbard]

I think it's a great idea. Looks like it works perfectly. Who knows, maybe they'll end up putting 6 of these on one vehicle or something.

At any rate, even if it turns out to be useless, you have to try lots of ideas to find the good ones.

[carefreeflexiform]

como caiga a un crater va a subir una mierda

[hypersonic80]

useless crap

[Azol]

Mucho piezas pa cá y pa llá pero en cuanto pille una piedra se va al garete.

[robotkarel]

si bien no es muy rapido

[coolmon777]

it is to climb over high rocks on mars beacuse things with wheels cant do it so it is actualy a big step forward

[Cthrilla]

Fuckin take 3 days to move 10 feet. I agree it's very complex. But here's some good advice K.I.S.S.

Keep it simple stupid

It a high tech piece of crap

[Freemmaann]

I know it has bin real hard to make this thing and it looks awesome but its useless to nasa thats what i think :/

[RoboTekno]

tis cool, but useless... i could be wrong though

[swordpeak]

it reminds me of the star shaped robot which is much better

[dgj650]

Ugly and creepy

[bogi1993]

at this rate nasa will have 2 wait 5 years for the robot to travel 1 km on the moon :)))) i didnt even c it move

[nard3456]

it a pretty cool concept but it just doesnt work out, they should just stick with wheels.

[aaalll898]

i strongly agree... bt if theymade an animal-like structure that moved more than 1.2mph... that would work, maybe.

but for now, wheels.

[WolYou]

This is a very good concept for cheap walking machines. Only a few identical building blocks. Easy to repair and autonomous. Just send it on a walk and it will somehow manage to do it.

[dustybikeeeeeeeer]

wow that is retardedly boring

[likeZOMGlmfao]

wtf? that thing is pointless

[therealTheBlack]

STUPID

[billyboy385]

thats not walking, thats moving and changing shapes.

[iglo5]

WOW

[fudeath11]

k915...u make it sound like its onlt tax payers money goes into NASA theres alot more then just that.Some(id say maybe on the line or below of half) is from taxes, some from private donations, some from fund-raising initiatives, and some from the sale of patents on technology NASA has developed.

[anubisiv]

exactly :P

[KnightChatX]

It's a pretty cool roboto. How fast can it run? and got room for sample taking tools? On another planet there's alot of surface area to cover.

[anubisiv]

Tax payers money? what the fuck you talking about last time i Checked NASA is a privately run company :P

[theinsane101]

idiot

[anubisiv]

wow .... seriously... you know nothing of me... i really hate people like you... its people like you who deserve what they get

[hallabaloo2]

i dunno, i could prolly understand how an all terrain tripod could come in handy on an unknown surface

[jurenovakjure]

Thats awaist of my time

[k915]

i dont see benefit from this. moves too slowly, its engines probably consume too much energy. not exactly the thing thats wise to spend taxpayers money on.

[exxclusif]

Dude thats serioesly wierd o.O

[fredericksifon]

I dont understand why is the presentation on the carpet - I would like to see it on rocky terrain to really appreciate it.

[Boxs99]

good speed:)

[nophobia123]

its cool and all but i cant believe this is what taxpayer dollars are going to

[smashingparadox]

I could imagine possibly miniaturizing this, and connecting a bunch of them together to make something more transfigurable.

[seth1134v2]

TRANSFORMERS ;0

[maxdehond]

and the function?

[ins0mnia1978]

if you had the minimun engineering aspect here you could see that this pyramid robot is actually have the capability of reaching multilevel at z-axis and bypass any fuzzy obstacle...

[mikew909]

rubbish, so do u need a degree to work at nasa or what?

[h0ts0ur]

this is piece of shit..