BigDog Quadraped Robot

From Boston Dynamics (http://www.bdi.com/index.php) comes this odd-looking, gasoline-powered robot that looks like two guys carrying a couch, but acts almost alive.

"BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal's, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.

BigDog has an on-board computer that controls locomotion, servos the legs and handles a wide variety of sensors. BigDog's control system manages the dynamics of its behavior to keep it balanced, steer, navigate, and regulate energetics as conditions vary. Sensors for locomotion include joint position, joint force, ground contact, ground load, a laser gyroscope, and a stereo vision system. Other sensors focus on the internal state of BigDog, monitoring the hydraulic pressure, oil temperature, engine temperature, rpm, battery charge and others.

So far, BigDog has trotted at 3.3 mph, climbed a 35 degree slope and carried a 120 lb load."

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[zombat]

When robots gain sentience they'll watch this video.

They'll see humans kicking their retarded ancestors.

Then they'll go on a killing rampage

[dallasnick]

Now if only they could make it not sound like a giant bee from Hell...

[1414shu]

funny

[OsuSpoghead]

Man, I'd hate to be 'quad-raped'.

[Jarmoir]

Funniest Youtube comment ever

[Robsod]

I WANT TO RIDE ONE!

[Lisa Freer]

Ahhh the way it moves is creepy D:

[yo momma]

love when it gets on ice, its like you shot bambi

[kenedjhon]

isso tudo em pro da guerra que pena!

[Wallace magno]

sensacional

[Wallace magno]

sabe que vejo no futuro muita gente vai ser contraria ao meu comentario mas e minha opniao espero que respeitem mais isso e igual a aquele filme exteminador do futuro olha gente isso e só uma suposiçao mas o homem esta criando uma maquina imagine daqui uns 50 anos a tecnologia esta cada vez mais evoluida é o que eu axo um dia é maquina que vai dominar o homen nao,o homem domina a maquina rsrs é isso o que axo

[Zimbabwe Zinch]

Despite the genius of engineering that it is; it still gives me the willies.