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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Remember BigDog? |
Remember this viral video... YouTube CLICKY! Well Boston Dynamics have just announced that following their "proof of concept" they have been awarded the funding from DARPA to produce LS3. A working, legged, load carrying, intelligent robot to serve in the armed forces! http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/201 ... darpa.aspx |
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| Author: | Chairless [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Remember BigDog? |
How that thing handles the ice is amasing. Heres hoping they see it through and i can buy one to ride to work. |
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:34 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Remember BigDog? | |||||||||
It's strange to watch I think. So of it's movements are extremely animal like. Also, when it's walking along it looks like 2 people holding something between them, one walking forward, the other walking backward. |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Remember BigDog? |
Just remember how easy it was to bring the AT-ATs down in Empire Strikes Back. A bit of string. That’s all. |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:04 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Remember BigDog? | |||||||||
Yes now we can expect all armies to have a modified version of present arms - present string. |
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| Author: | Nick [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Remember BigDog? |
Is it using NOS as power or something? It's really loud! |
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