{"id":261,"date":"2009-09-20T08:18:31","date_gmt":"2009-09-20T08:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ravtrack.com\/GPStracking\/?p=261"},"modified":"2009-09-18T06:30:16","modified_gmt":"2009-09-18T06:30:16","slug":"gps-guided-robot-jumps-over-25-foot-obstacles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravtrack.com\/GPStracking\/gps-guided-robot-jumps-over-25-foot-obstacles\/","title":{"rendered":"GPS-Guided Robot Jumps Over 25 Foot Obstacles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the lighter side of <a href=\"http:\/\/ravtrack.com\">GPS tracking<\/a>, we came across this incredible video of a robot that uses GPS to find its away around. The Precision Urban Hopper is being developed by Sandia Labs and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostondynamics.com\/\">Boston Dynamics<\/a>. Using GPS to navigate is nothing new in robotics, but the way the Hopper handles obstacles is pretty unusual.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sandia said hopping has &#8220;shown to be five times more fuel-efficient than hovering,&#8221; when it comes to getting around obstacles less than 30 feet tall. (<a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-17938_105-10355669-1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via CNET<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the video.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"364\" height=\"280\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerType=embedded&amp;type=id&amp;value=50077109\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/av\/video\/flv\/universalPlayer\/universalSmall.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"playerType=embedded&amp;type=id&amp;value=50077109\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"364\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/av\/video\/flv\/universalPlayer\/universalSmall.swf\" flashvars=\"playerType=embedded&amp;type=id&amp;value=50077109\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the lighter side of GPS tracking, we came across this incredible video of a robot that uses GPS to find its away around. 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