Pleasant dreams: Waltham company builds four-legged robot that flings cinderblocks

By adamg on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 8:37pm

This video shows Boston Dynamics's Big Dog, which used to just be able to walk up hillsides, but which has now been outfitted to be the sort of robot you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley.

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Picture this

By GoBruins on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 9:34pm.

The MBTA buys a bunch of these and puts them on platforms to enforce the "allow passengers to exit before boarding" rule. Domo arigato,Mister Roboto!

Space saver wars

By vne on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 10:57pm.

Don't forgot to close your window wheb you go to bed.

By anon on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 2:22am.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIMGV5vtd4

The way the robot moves

By Billy on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 10:25am.

has always freaked me out. Just the thing walking around is scarey.

Have you seen the cheetah?

By Craiggles on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 11:30am.

It runs at 25+mph. THAT's scary.