Creepy, but cool.

[Effigy]

Apologies if this has been posted before; searched a few keywords but came up with nothing on it, so...

Boston Dynamics Big Dog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

Found myself both awed by it and a bit disturbed (at how lifelike it was acting/reacting). 0:35 in was especially > :huh: (Same as about halfway through, during the ice phase, lol)

[rifleman13]

Cool vid!:up:

I love robots!:rock:
This one's an experiment on a robotic pack mule funded by DARPA, right?:hmm:

They have to add a head so we wouldn't refer it as to "creepy.":yep:

[Effigy]

Cool vid!:up:

I love robots!:rock:
This one's an experiment on a robotic pack mule funded by DARPA, right?:hmm:

They have to add a head so we wouldn't refer it as to "creepy.":yep:

Yep! This is the DARPA funded thing. Quite cool really. I remember seeing robots like this years ago and they had nowhere near the same kind of physics and balance ability this one does.

I agree about the head. :rotfl:

[FIREWALL]

Looks and sounds like a fly without wings.

Where's my Giant Fly Swatter ? :p

[Platapus]

That is amazing! The ability to self correct that quickly is very nice.

However I have already submitted a complaint to the ASPCR* for the abuse documented at 0:35.

The wanton kicking of robots can not be tolerated in our country!






ASPCR - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Robots

[jpm1]

Defence project agency , does that mean that we'll see this kind of things on the battlefields one day ? my good kaleuns it is far the time when when one had sunk a ship he tried to help the victims :nope: http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/jpm1/Emoticons/rire2.gif

[Dowly]

Dont remember who posted this to the other thread we had about the BigDog: :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc

[Jimbuna]

That is amazing! The ability to self correct that quickly is very nice.

However I have already submitted a complaint to the ASPCR* for the abuse documented at 0:35.

The wanton kicking of robots can not be tolerated in our country!






ASPCR - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Robots

Agreed....cruelty to robots is not to be tolerated...just ask my wife :lol:

[Seth8530]

Metal gear anyone?

[mcf1]

Cool vids:up:
I found this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQmoTJFScMY

[Blacklight]

Found myself both awed by it and a bit disturbed (at how lifelike it was acting/reacting). 0:35 in was especially > :huh: (Same as about halfway through, during the ice phase, lol)

I think the thing that makes it so creepy for me isn't just the movement. It's the sound it makes. RRRrrrrRRRRRrrrrrRRRRRrrrrrRRRRRrrrrr :o

[Yahoshua]

Keep getting Half-Life ep:2 stuck into my head watching that "Big Dog"

[UnderseaLcpl]

Use harpoons and tow cables! Go for the legs!