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Developed by Boston Dynamics for military purposes, the BigDog is a four-legged robotic mule that can carry over 88 pounds. It's very sturdy as it can withstand a kick to the body without falling over. Video after the jump. [trf]

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This is so cool but how annoying is the sound
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Thats great, now we can send 100,000$+ machine to poverty stricken areas and have it carry stuff for them!
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there has to be something out there more practical than this
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[...] En TechEBlog comentan que ha sido diseñada con fines militares (como todo lo que mola, ultimamente) [...]
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lol it looks like acouple of russians dancing
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lol it looks like acouple of russians dancing ROFL
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I felt some kind of Terminator robot rebel feeling when he kicked it. Sure he just did it to demononstrate it's amazing balance, but still, it did feel ominous, and i think robot's of the future will need to be very durable as humans love to abuse things of even the utmost usefulesness.
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yeah that sound is extremely annoying haha. when they try to knock it over and it recovers is the best part.
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this thing is HILARIUS I couldnt stop laughing
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What's wrong with tanks?
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this is a major developement thats why its a big deal, it itself maynot be so practical but now they have the ability to have a walking machine that can adapt itself in realtime. in a few more years i bet this technology will be used for other things that are more useful but damn just imagine if that thing was running around with a turret mounted on top just killing people left and right.
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ya that things incredible I did feel very sad when he kicked it :(
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これ人入ってるだろ
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The concept is great, but how much must that thing weigh? It's got to carry more than it's own load to be anything close to usefull. The balancing tech is amazing though!
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Unreal, very cool, many applacations!
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Creepy! [====]
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キモイwww
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Can I Ride it?
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"there has to be something out there more practical than this" Yeah, there is. Something WITHOUT LEGS! Who care's if it can prance around? Put some tank treads on it and it can carry a lot more than 80 pounds.
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this is cool. it can walk on the rocky surface or on snow covered ground... but.... why i can't stop laughing while watching it?? i mean... i feel like i'm going to have a bad dream tonite.
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a horse would be cheaper and faster, and less likely to fall over
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蹴られる人がかわいそうだと思いました。 カワイソス
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ひざカックンしてぇぇぇぇ BigDog - The Robotic Mule 開発中の自立歩行犬型ロボット
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Coolest Thing On The Internets Of The Day The Robotic Mule. Wanna bet the second generation will kick back?...
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Perfect, this is tech - the future! :)
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