Seen this? Amazing, and it freaks me out a bit... Via Slashdot.
There's a spot in the video where a guy walking nearby tries to kick it over, and it regains it's balance and keeps going.
Hook this thing up with the moth brain or rat brain computer system and we're on our way to Skynet and the Terminator.
"The US company Boston Dynamics has released an amazing new video of its quadruped robot BigDog. The highlight of the video (at 1:24) shows how the robot starts slipping on ice, almost falls several times, but finally regains its balance and continues walking. The video also shows the robot's ability to cope with different types of terrains, climb and descend steep slopes, and jump. Two years ago, the older version of BigDog was already able to climb slopes, keep its balance after a strong kick, and walk on rough terrain like stones, mud, and snow. The new version weighs 235 lbs and can carry a payload of up to 340 lbs, a factor of 4 better than its predecessor."
There's a spot in the video where a guy walking nearby tries to kick it over, and it regains it's balance and keeps going.
Hook this thing up with the moth brain or rat brain computer system and we're on our way to Skynet and the Terminator.