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03/04/2006

BigDog - The Robotic Mule

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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Posted at 03/04/2006 05:54am by base2
This is so cool but how annoying is the sound
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Posted at 03/04/2006 11:57am by Jedd
Thats great, now we can send 100,000$+ machine to poverty stricken areas and have it carry stuff for them!
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Posted at 03/04/2006 12:20pm by Mitch
there has to be something out there more practical than this
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Posted at 03/04/2006 12:52pm by Isaac I. Rodriguez »
[...] En TechEBlog comentan que ha sido diseñada con fines militares (como todo lo que mola, ultimamente) [...]
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Posted at 03/04/2006 1:51pm by aet
lol it looks like acouple of russians dancing
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Posted at 03/04/2006 3:19pm by Fo' Sho'
lol it looks like acouple of russians dancing ROFL
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Posted at 03/04/2006 4:06pm by Grant
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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Posted at 03/04/2006 4:06pm by Zach
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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Posted at 03/04/2006 6:36pm by doug
this thing is HILARIUS I couldnt stop laughing
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Posted at 03/04/2006 7:11pm by 1337
What's wrong with tanks?
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Posted at 03/04/2006 9:55pm by terence`
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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Posted at 03/04/2006 10:01pm by SImon
ya that things incredible I did feel very sad when he kicked it :(
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Posted at 03/04/2006 10:56pm by VIP
これ人入ってるだろ
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Posted at 03/05/2006 01:12am by Zach
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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Posted at 03/05/2006 02:25am by Mike Dillon
Unreal, very cool, many applacations!
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Posted at 03/05/2006 02:59am by kumapanda
Creepy! [====]
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Posted at 03/05/2006 03:59am by VIP
キモイｗｗｗ
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Posted at 03/05/2006 04:20am by PAnda
Can I Ride it?
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Posted at 03/05/2006 04:22am by Spo8
"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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Posted at 03/05/2006 05:03am by vipper
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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Posted at 03/05/2006 08:15am by gilmour
a horse would be cheaper and faster, and less likely to fall over
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Posted at 03/05/2006 10:37am by なかのひと
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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Posted at 03/05/2006 12:45pm by 人の褌(仮)
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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Posted at 03/05/2006 2:24pm by annika's journal
Coolest Thing On The Internets Of The Day The Robotic Mule. Wanna bet the second generation will kick back?...
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Posted at 03/05/2006 3:11pm by Raphael C. Dourado
Perfect, this is tech - the future! :)
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