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A video by Boston Dynamics reveals that the PETMAN robot can not just walk like a normal person, but can also do physical exercises, even pushing the ground.

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In this first published video, the PETMAN robot exhibits very smooth movements, not much different from the average person. Even when pushed from the hip, PETMAN can still regain balance and continue walking.

At the end of the video, PETMAN demonstrates the ability to do exercises such as stretching or turning. Even the robot of Boston Dynamics has done the human push.

PETMAN is a robot designed by Boston Dynamics to serve the US military conducting experiments in defense chemical weapons. In design, the PETMAN is 1.75 meters high, weighing 80kg, which is equivalent to a normal person.

Unlike other robots that use electric motion technology (like Honda's Asimo), PETMAN uses hydraulic motion technology to help PETMAN move as fast as a normal person. According to the statement of Boston Dynamics, the speed of PETMAN moving can be achieved is 5km / h.

In addition to balancing and mobility, PETMAN can perform a variety of tasks such as walking, crawling, even exercising and squatting, as in the video. announced.

Another feature of PETMAN is that it can regulate body temperature, humidity and excretion to simulate human physiology.

Boston Dynamics is a company that designs and manufactures automated robots once famed for the Bigdog's four-legged robot used by the US military to transport goods. Under the plan, PETMAN will be provided to the US military next year.