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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 (8:00 AM) Return to Eight's blog
8b-3.24.1 Boston Dynamics Big Dog
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Boston Dynamics Big Dog






Boston Dynamics keeps working on their BigDog quadruped robot, which will probably grow to be the future AT-AT of the Pentagon. Its evolution since the last time we saw it is nothing sort of mindblowing, and a bit spooky.

It looks like an actual biological quadruped. Seeing it climb through rubble, snow, jumping over obstacles like a wild goat, and saving a near-fall on iced ground at the last second (fast forward to the middle of the video) defies belief. It feels so "animal" that I almost feel bad when they hit it to demonstrate how it regains balance on its own.

The new version of the robot can now carry 340 pounds, which is almost triple the previous weight. It looks to me that that $10 million funding they got from Darpa has been put to good use.


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Posted Mar 29, 08 by Quevida55
That is just so unbelievable.

Posted Mar 25, 08 by Swipe      (  )
That is amazing. It makes the Honda Asimo robot look like an old man on crutches :-)

Posted Mar 25, 08 by stromrider      (  )
Just watched this along with a coworker. "Holy shit" was uttered numerous times. Holy shit indeed.

Posted Mar 25, 08 by B4Salk      (  )
Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, unbelieveable!

Posted Mar 24, 08 by z33Tec      (  )
Wow, that is truly amazing.

Posted Mar 24, 08 by 1WhiteCrow      (  )
I think they need to go back to the drawing board.

Posted Mar 24, 08 by Candylashes      (  )
That thing lives in my nightmares........

Posted Mar 24, 08 by TROUTMOUTH      ( )
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