boston dynamics will show off their pole-climbing robot ‘rise v3’ at the international conference
on robotics and automation. ICRA began today in kobe, japan, where the world’s leading robotics
makers will show off their work. ‘rise 3’ is a robot designed by boston dymanics, the maker of the
‘big dog’. the quadrupedal robot is designed to quickly run on the ground and climb poles such as
telephone poles. the device uses tiny surgical needles to dig into vertical surfaces; making in capable
of climbing at 21 cm a second. the robot is said to be intended for helping in search and rescue
missions, reconnaissance and surveillance. take a look at the ‘rise 3’ in action in the video below.

http://kodlab.seas.upenn.edu/RiSE/RiSEV3






via technology review