Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)

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Boston Dynamics just released a new video of the Big Dog on ice and snow, and also demoing its walking gait.

Channel: Science Technology
Uploaded: March 17, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Author: olinerd

Length: 00:03:29
Rating: 4.82
Views: 7577348

Tags: BDI BostonDynamics BigDog Robot Robots DARPA Military

Video Comments:
summersault (January 10, 2009 at 2:46 am)
This piece of shit makes the sound of hundreds of bugs. I like when the guy kicks it and even it doesnt fall XD
volkeh (January 10, 2009 at 2:43 am)
prepare to see one of these with a gattling gun on top of it in next 30 years.
nattavision (January 10, 2009 at 2:42 am)
this is a complete waste of everybodys time!
VoidDragon00 (January 10, 2009 at 2:03 am)
You idiot you obviously know NOTHING about life, have you never played Metal gear solid? these robots are awesome and well look at them they are AWESOME! and excuse me but i am currently studying chemistry in Harvard so plz, stfu ok.
po0oz (January 10, 2009 at 1:59 am)
its very impressive how it can stabalize and hold its own weight. But wheels and treads will always be better then legs. For example a mech. In real life. a tank could cover more rocky and desolate terrain then a mech. it also would fall over and crash.
dilipcml (January 10, 2009 at 1:56 am)
i want to swat it with an oar.
bdemar2k (January 10, 2009 at 1:12 am)
Something with wheels would be better. Better balance, can move faster, more energy and cost effective.
KonigsTigger1 (January 10, 2009 at 12:28 am)
It could be used to examine hostile environments where humans can't normally go to inspect things. The Chernobyl incident is one thing that comes to mind, people might be able to use a robot like this to examine the extreme center of the "Sarcophagus." Maybe examine the insides of active volcanoes. IDK, but I can certainly see some uses for this technology, maybe not this particular robot after all, I assume it's a prototype.
ChrooM91 (January 9, 2009 at 10:25 pm)
it´s change
Russell900 (January 9, 2009 at 7:58 pm)
So what is this thing ment to do? Other than recreate the sound of a swarm of flys