Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/05/28/pogoing-robot-looks-like-its.html
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I can’t help but feel the wee mechanical progeny of Jackhammer Jill require a soundtrack:
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The poodle that inspired a robotics revolution:
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I’m sure this experiment in robotic flea technology will not result in jumping swarms of bloodthirsty robots.
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Is a little nip here and there really so much to ask in exchange for monitoring your every move?
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Is it weird/ wrong to find a machine adorable? Because I find that little fellow cute as hell.
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The Parkournator.
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This is potentially a really fun mechanic for a puzzle-based computer game. And adorably cute.
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I opened a second tab with Billy Idol and it syncs great! Even the slow-mo is spot on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU
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It also sounds a bit like it’s laughing if you crank up the volume. “Whaaaa, hee-hee, hee-hee!”
[apologies in advance]
I love that this story is being covered by BOING BOING!
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Ok, that does look really fun.
And I immediately thought of a swarm of these hoping over debris doing search and rescue, and realized my assumption for its use was the standard:
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Yeah, very cute until you start speculating on the black mirror future - thousands of these bouncing into a crowd covered in razor sharp blades. 
I can think of better ways to deliver razor blades, but on the other hand this is possibly the best all terrain robot ever made. It wins on speed and versatility.
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I was thinking that at first, but then I wondered what would happen when it landed on the edge of a rock that was too steep for it. I think a glancing hit would topple it, and it has no way to get back up.
There’s a reason why the video talked about wanting to eventually get to harder terrain, including… grass.
In contrast, four-legged bots or even old-fashioned big-wheeled bots with treads are able to start tackling rough terrain right from the start.
… Thinking about how to make this un-tippable, I started imaging if this were a sphere of pogo sticks… That would be pretty awesome.
It has the smarts to pick a good landing spot every time, so as long as it can keep bouncing it should be fine.
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