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BigDog: Robot Mule
Topic Started: Dec 8 2009, 11:34 AM (675 Views)
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Watch this video of the BigDog, and you will know the future has arrived.

That's a robot walking, on uneven terrain, recovering from kicks and slips. How cool is that? And this is just the start. They started working on this in 2005. These things could waltz across enemy borders, hide and wait to deliver a payload. If you disguised it you might be able to sneak into enemy camps and gather Intel. It's hardly A T-800 but still, this is stunning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dog
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It makes an obnoxious noise though
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That's because it's a prototype or a proof of concept. I'm sure it will be quieter in the future.
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I wonder why it's called BigDog, it looks and sounds more like a fly.
I like that jump at the end, looked like an antelope jumping.
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That thing makes me feel nauseous. It's an amazing feat, but I just can't seem to like it even if I try to like it. Weird.
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Uncanny Valley. It's almost an Animal, but it's not and so it looks weird.
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It'd be interesting if future concepts could allow us to ride and control them, something akin to a ATV-like Horse ! There is a concept like this somewhere, but this proves we could very well be one the way, as well as on the way to "intelligent" bionic pets !



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Nice, but I fail to see how this can be used to gather intel. It's far too large, noisy and its movements are unnatural. Also, if spotted, that's never going to make a quick getaway. A small robot on cats might.
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Well yeah and the first cars were noisy, slow, complicated and could only drive on flat surfaces. Technology improves.
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