Jumping Sand Flea robot reaches new heights in latest video The Sand Flea robot can leap to heights of 30 ft (9 m) thanks to a CO2-powered piston visible on the rear Image Gallery (2 images) When we first spied Sandia National Laboratories' Precision Urban Hopper Robot back in 2009 it employed combustion-driven pistons to propel it into the air and allow it to clear obstacles. While the earlier video showed the robot jumping while in motion thanks to piston on its underside, the latest video shows Sand Flea coming to a stop and rearing up before launch. The Sand Flea can clear heights of 30 ft (9 m) and can jump up to 25 times before refueling is required. Here’s the latest video of the Sand Flea in action: Source: IEEE Spectrum About the Author Darren's love of technology started in primary school with a Nintendo Game & Watch Donkey Kong (still functioning) and a Commodore VIC 20 computer (not still functioning). Post a CommentRelated Articles Just enter your friends and your email address into the form below
Google unveils 'Project Glass' smart glasses - Apr. 4 Google is developing a wearable smartphone screen as part of its 'Project Glass' initiative. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Siri is about to get one-upped by Google. The company on Wednesday unveiled a long-rumored concept called "Project Glass," which takes all the functionality of a smartphone and places it into a wearable device that resembles eyeglasses. The see-through lens could display everything from text messages to maps to reminders. They may be capable of showing video chats, providing turn-by-turn directions, taking photos and recording notes -- all through simple voice commands, according to a concept video produced by the company and released on YouTube. Project Glass is nowhere near complete, and Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) says it only went public with its effort to gather outside feedback. The "heads-up display" glasses were born in Google's Google X lab, which is the same future-thinking research facility that developed a driverless car and is working on a space elevator.