This is easily one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. Since it's BOSTON Dynamics, I figure it's worth putting the link out here.
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Check out the BigDog Beta
By Kaz
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 2:30pm
The early attempts had some issues. After you check out the video on their site of it working perfectly, check out how badly it started here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc
A few steps away, but we're
By S.Snake
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 3:09pm
A few steps away, but we're almost there:
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4882/1186192913...
This has been out there for
By JB
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 3:14pm
This has been out there for a while:
http://www.hubarts.com/weblog/2008/03/amazing-terr...
DARPA the noisy mule
By Anonymous
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 3:30pm
If you brought it along on a hike to carry your bags, it would sound like you're hiking on a forest of lumberjacks.
Did you notice it was financed by DARPA - US taxpayers - for Department of Defense (military) research?
We might spend some of those billions upon billions on research to provide low-carbon emission, energy independence.
DARPA is the reason why
By S.Snake
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 3:38pm
DARPA is the reason why you're allowed to come here and bitch and moan.
Further it's the reason why us libruls have such a valuable tool at our disposal to organize and push causes we believe in.
they're actually pretty good at what they do, and what they invest in, and we reap the benefits down line.
Now if your talking aero-space and cosy manufacturing contracts who charge billions for wing-nuts, I'm with you.
An example of some of
By Route 66
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 4:02pm
An example of some of DARPA's other research investment....
http://biomech.media.mit.edu/people/herr.htm
Well, I Was Thinking...
By Suldog
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 4:01pm
... of the possible uses for this technology in enabling those with serious handicaps to be mobile. The paralyzed, those with missing limbs, etc., could benefit greatly down the line.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
That robot is one of the
By Boston Knucklehead
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 8:40pm
That robot is one of the craziest things i've seen in a long time!
OMG!!! PONIES!!!1!!
By GradStudent
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 9:14pm
Woah. Boston Dynamics needs to team up with Disney ASAP. A little refinement, some furry skin, and every little girl in America could have her own pony!