It runs at 4 mph, climbs slopes up to 35 degrees, walks across rubble, carries a 340 lb load and looks like a mean dog. Introducing the BigDog, a quadruped robot developed by Boston Dynamics and funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA). Watch the video of it in action. I'm impressed but I think they need to do something about the noise. Don't want your enemies to hear that you have a robotic dog walking your way aye.
Also read:
Videos of military bots in action at the Singapore Tech X Challenge
Singapore's Military Robot Contest
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Oh, I love Big Dog! He's unstoppable.
if you loved BIG DOG...then you should check out this new updated version...very human-like...hahahhaahahahahahahah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc
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