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He has written about hundreds of humanoid robots on his website Plastic Pals and is an avid gamer with an unsightly collection of retro consoles, cartridges, and controllers.</div> <div id="author_social"> <span id="follow_twitter" class="as_button"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://twitter.com/plasticpals" data-show-count="false"> <span class="small">Follow Jason on</span><br> <span class="large">Twitter</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div></div>  <span class="h2">Top Articles by Jason Falconer</span> <div id="author_top_articles" class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-3d-printing-photo-booth/24965/" title="World's first 3D printing photo booth set for scan"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/otome-3d-photo-booth.jpg" alt="World's first 3D printing photo booth set for scan"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-3d-printing-photo-booth/24965/">World's first 3D printing photo booth set for scan</a> <p class="ata_summary">A Japanese company is scanning people to create realistic miniatures using a 3D color printer.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/mantis-hexapod-robot/26891/" title="Mantis – a two ton turbo diesel hexapod you can drive"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/mantis-hexapod.jpg" alt="Mantis – a two ton turbo diesel hexapod you can drive"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/mantis-hexapod-robot/26891/">Mantis – a two ton turbo diesel hexapod you can drive</a> <p class="ata_summary">Mantis is an enormous hexapod robot built in the UK by Matt Denton of Micromagic Systems.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-breakthrough-paper-thin-bullet-proof-armor/24971/" title="MIT breakthrough could lead to paper-thin bullet-proof armor"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/mit-rice-nanomaterials.jpg" alt="MIT breakthrough could lead to paper-thin bullet-proof armor"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-breakthrough-paper-thin-bullet-proof-armor/24971/">MIT breakthrough could lead to paper-thin bullet-proof armor</a> <p class="ata_summary">A new stress-test developed at MIT could accelerate the development of protective nanomaterials.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/luminar-bulb-surface-touch-screen/25356/" title="LuminAR Bulb transforms any surface into a touch screen"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/luminar-mit.jpg" alt="LuminAR Bulb transforms any surface into a touch screen"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/luminar-bulb-surface-touch-screen/25356/">LuminAR Bulb transforms any surface into a touch screen</a> <p class="ata_summary">A group at MIT Media Lab has produced a light bulb-sized device capable of turning any surface into a touch screen interface.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/formlabs-blu-ray-prosumer-3d-printer/24300/" title="Formlabs creates Blu-ray based prosumer 3D printer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/formlabs-form1-3d-printer-.jpg" alt="Formlabs creates Blu-ray based prosumer 3D printer"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/formlabs-blu-ray-prosumer-3d-printer/24300/">Formlabs creates Blu-ray based prosumer 3D printer</a> <p class="ata_summary">Formlabs has created a desktop 3D printer that uses SLA (stereolithography) technology normally reserved for high-end printers.</p> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div>  <div class="summary_item noback" data-article="28685"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">INVENTORS AND REMARKABLE PEOPLE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/">Teen's inexpensive 3D-printed prosthetic could aid amputees in the third world</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">August 13, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lachappelle-prosthetic.jpg" title="Easton LaChappelle demonstrates his prosthetic arm to President Barack Obama at the third ..." alt="Easton LaChappelle demonstrates his prosthetic arm to President Barack Obama at the third ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Advanced prosthetics have come a long way in the last few years, but the costs have also skyrocketed. A cheaper alternative may be on its way thanks to Easton LaChappelle, a 17-year old high school student from Colorado, who is using free online resources and the boom in inexpensive 3D printers to develop a functional prosthetic arm and hand. His projects have already earned him an invitation to the White House, and he's now working at NASA on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/iss-robonaut-handshake/21514/" target="_blank">Robonaut</a> team.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="28545"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/iit-hyq-quadruped-robot-reflexes/28545/">IIT's HyQ quadruped robot gets better reflexes</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">August 1, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/iit-hyq-quadruped-robot-reflexes/28545/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/iit-hyq-quadruped-robot-reflexes/28545/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hyq-reflexes.png" title="The Italian Institute of Technology's HyQ quadruped robot steps over an unseen obstacle au..." alt="The Italian Institute of Technology's HyQ quadruped robot steps over an unseen obstacle au..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Similar in size to Boston Dynamics' <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/bigdog-grabs-lifts-throws-new-arm/26473/" target="_blank">BigDog</a>, the HyQ hydraulically-actuated quadruped robot can walk, trot, kick, and jump, but its reflexes need an upgrade before it can move from flat ground to more challenging terrain. To that end, researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology's (IIT) have developed an animal-like step reflex algorithm that quickly detects when the robot's feet run into obstacles, preventing trips and falls.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/iit-hyq-quadruped-robot-reflexes/28545/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28472"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ELECTRONICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/make-it-stand-optimized-balance-3d-printing/28472/">Make It Stand quickly optimizes your model's balance for 3D printing</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 26, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/make-it-stand-optimized-balance-3d-printing/28472/pictures">12 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/make-it-stand-optimized-balance-3d-printing/28472/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/make-it-stand.jpg" title="Left to right: the original, modified, and 3D printed armadillo figure stands on one foot ..." alt="Left to right: the original, modified, and 3D printed armadillo figure stands on one foot ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Sculpting in a digital environment gives you the freedom to create impossibly balanced models and gravity-defying poses, and that's all well and good until you go to 3D print it. Depending on the severity of the model's shape, size, and pose, it may need to be glued to a heavy pedestal or even modified just to remain upright. That's a headache that's going away with an ingenious software solution called Make It Stand that quickly and easily optimizes a model's internal volume to balance it out, even when posed precariously.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/make-it-stand-optimized-balance-3d-printing/28472/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28435"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-winglet-robot-public-tests/28435/">Toyota begins testing Winglet on public roads</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 24, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-winglet-robot-public-tests/28435/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-winglet-robot-public-tests/28435/pictures">14 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-winglet-robot-public-tests/28435/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/toyota-winglet-testing.jpg" title="Test subjects ride the Toyota Winglet personal mobility robot on public sidewalks and road..." alt="Test subjects ride the Toyota Winglet personal mobility robot on public sidewalks and road..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Toyota is taking to the public sidewalks of Japan with the Winglet, its two-wheeled personal mobility robot that looks like a miniature Segway. The trial, designed to test the Winglet's safety and practicality in the real world, takes place in Tsukuba city's Mobility Robot Experimental Zone, an area designated for just this type of thing. The move points to a possible commercialization of the robot in the future, which has been demonstrated only as a concept thus far.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-winglet-robot-public-tests/28435/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28428"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/">Disney Research software makes mechanizing characters easy</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 23, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures">22 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/disney-mechanical-characters-21.png" title="With Disney Research's new software, even complex movements like four-legged walking can b..." alt="With Disney Research's new software, even complex movements like four-legged walking can b..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Mechanized characters, such as clockwork automatons that move using a series of gears, go back hundreds of years. Now the most difficult aspect of their mechanical design, which took specialized engineering skill and lots of trial and error, has largely been eliminated by a pair of new software tools developed by Disney Research labs in Zürich and Boston, and labs at ETH Zürich and MIT. They're being presented this week at ACM SIGGRAPH 2013, the International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28310"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/edavid-robot-artist-painter/28310/">eDavid the robot painter excels in numerous styles</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 17, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/edavid-robot-artist-painter/28310/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/edavid-robot-artist-painter/28310/pictures">26 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/edavid-robot-artist-painter/28310/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/edavid-robot-art.png" title="An incredibly detailed ink sketch of a bird by the robot artist eDavid" alt="An incredibly detailed ink sketch of a bird by the robot artist eDavid"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The line between art and technology isn't just being blurred, it's being erased altogether. Painting and sketching from photographs and life, for example, is a technique that is now being mastered by robots. The latest, called eDavid, combines a camera, computer vision software, and a standard welding robot arm to skillfully recreate (in a variety of styles no less) any image you feed its software. It seems that even art, a cornerstone of human ingenuity since the dawn of man, isn't safe from a robot takeover.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/edavid-robot-artist-painter/28310/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28309"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/naro-nanin-robot-fish/28309/">Naro-nanin educational robot fish takes a dip</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 15, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/naro-nanin-robot-fish/28309/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/naro-nanin-robot-fish/28309/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/naro-nanin-robot-fish.jpg" title="Students are encouraged to design their own robot fish with the naro-nanin edutainment pro..." alt="Students are encouraged to design their own robot fish with the naro-nanin edutainment pro..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> A new breed of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/shoal-robot-fish-water-pollution/24370/" target="_blank">robot fish</a> that is both relatively inexpensive and highly customizable is teaching students between the ages of 10 and 18 about technology and biology. It's the latest in a line of biologically-inspired underwater robots developed within the naro (nautical robots) project at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), which has previously developed robots based on tuna fish and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-sea-turtle-first-swim/25166/" target="_blank">sea turtles</a>.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/naro-nanin-robot-fish/28309/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28280"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ELECTRONICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/twinkind-3d-photo-booth-scan/28280/">Twinkind 3D photo booth scans your entire body in the blink of an eye</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 12, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/twinkind-3d-photo-booth-scan/28280/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/twinkind-3d-photo-booth-scan/28280/pictures">21 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/twinkind-3d-photo-booth-scan/28280/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/twinkind-3d-scan-figures.jpg" title="Twinkind's 3D scanning process is as quick and painless as having your photo taken" alt="Twinkind's 3D scanning process is as quick and painless as having your photo taken"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Now that you can be scanned and 3D-printed in miniature form, two-dimensional portraits seem <em>so last century</em>. Of course, this novelty is way more expensive than a photograph, but now a company called Twinkind located in Hamburg, Germany is offering a 3D portrait service where the lengthy scanning process has been made as quick and painless as having a photo taken. You can even scan your pets, as they don't need to stay still for 20 minutes at a time!  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/twinkind-3d-photo-booth-scan/28280/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28273"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-hubo-darpa-robotics-challenge/28273/">DRC-HUBO revealed for DARPA Robotics Challenge</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 12, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-hubo-darpa-robotics-challenge/28273/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-hubo-darpa-robotics-challenge/28273/pictures">11 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-hubo-darpa-robotics-challenge/28273/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/team-drc-hubo.png" title="A researcher manipulates DRC-HUBO's arms to demonstrate its compliant joints " alt="A researcher manipulates DRC-HUBO's arms to demonstrate its compliant joints "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-launch/22139/" target="_blank">DARPA Robotics Challenge</a> (DRC) has scheduled its first physical trial for late December, leaving competing teams less than six months to finish building and programming their robots. In case you're just tuning in, the DRC is a gauntlet of daunting tasks designed to test robots that may someday stand in for people as first responders. DARPA has just revealed the completed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-atlas-robot/28266/" target="_blank">ATLAS humanoid</a>, but there's still <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-humanoid-robots/24722/" target="_blank">a half dozen others</a> that remain somewhat mysterious. Now, Team DRC-HUBO is spilling the beans on its own humanoid robot.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-hubo-darpa-robotics-challenge/28273/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28266"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-atlas-robot/28266/">DARPA's ATLAS humanoid robot gears up for disaster response</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">July 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-atlas-robot/28266/#comments">7 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-atlas-robot/28266/pictures">15 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-atlas-robot/28266/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/darpa-atlas-robots.png" title="An incomplete version of the ATLAS robot maintains its balance even when hit with a 20 lb ..." alt="An incomplete version of the ATLAS robot maintains its balance even when hit with a 20 lb ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> DARPA has revealed the completed ATLAS humanoid robot, which is to star in the upcoming <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-launch/22139/" target="_blank">DARPA Robotics Challenge</a> (DRC) – and it cuts a striking figure. Designed by Boston Dynamics (the guys behind the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/bigdog-grabs-lifts-throws-new-arm/26473/" target="_blank">BigDog</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/cheetah-robot-land-speed-record-usain-bolt/24022/" target="_blank">Cheetah</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-ls3-quadruped-robot-boston-dynamics/25521/" target="_blank">LS3</a> quadrupeds), it's being given to the top teams that recently competed in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-virtual-robotics-challenge-preview/27845/" target="_blank">Virtual Robotics Challenge</a> (VRC). Now those teams have less than six months to fine tune their software with the real robot before they face the first of two live challenges.  <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-atlas-robot/28266/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div id="pagination"> <div class="next_prev"> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/2/" class="next_pagination">Next </a> » </div> </div> <div class="dotsontop">  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031529/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? 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