Who wouldn’t want a MacGyver-bot, right? Count U.S. military in.
A research team led by Georgia Institute of Technology professor
Mike Stilman, a rock star in robotics, says its "MacGyver" robot
can use the everyday objects it comes across to accomplish high-
level tasks. A new promotional video for the school exclusively
revealed by FoxNews.com shows the potential for this robot and
other next-generation bots. The team hopes this MacGyver-like
bot will perform creatively in intense, high-risk situations
such as natural disasters or combat. “Our goal is to develop a
robot that behaves like MacGyver, the television character from
the 1980s who solved complex problems and escaped dangerous
situations by using everyday objects and materials he found at
hand,” said Stilman, an assistant professor in the School of
Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. The Navy hopes so too.
Stilman’s team has received a three-year, $900,000 grant from
the Office of Naval Research to continue its work on this robot,
which currently