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Video of Big Dog robot
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Posted on: March 17, 2008 1:23 PM, by Selva
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That's some dog. Amazing. I suppose it's even useful right now with that payload. Lots of situations where you'd care if it's noisy.
Good post.
Posted by: David Lee | March 17, 2008 4:28 PM
I'm seeing visions of Sarah Connor Chronicles here. Amazing AI to handle the ice and snow etc. I'm sure a quiet motor and some possible weapons are in the future then we can turn the dogs of war loose in Afgan and Irag... Maybe air drop a few on N. Calif while we are at it. ;-)
Posted by: Itsmefrom here | March 18, 2008 2:41 PM
Does anybody else feel some uncanny valley from this? Thing kind of creeps me out.
Posted by: Corey | March 19, 2008 2:16 PM
OMG. I almost feel sorry for it when it slips! I can't shake the anthropomorphic impulse here.
It's like a headless dog walking forwards and backwards at the same time-
Creepy and too cool.
Posted by: Claire | March 20, 2008 12:05 PM