sly
07-31-2008, 11:26 AM
Who'll be the first APUGer to get one of these? Kinda noisy, but oh so useful!
http://www.bostondynamics.com:80/content/sec.php?section=BigDog
http://www.bostondynamics.com:80/content/sec.php?section=BigDog
| View Full Version : What every LFer needs!! sly 07-31-2008, 11:26 AM Who'll be the first APUGer to get one of these? Kinda noisy, but oh so useful! http://www.bostondynamics.com:80/content/sec.php?section=BigDog bobwysiwyg 07-31-2008, 11:32 AM Some of these new robots are getting eerily realistic. I saw a segment on the History Channel featuring this one. They had it trying to cross ice (successfully) and then someone kicked it to the side to demonstrate how it reacts to sudden off-balance forces (also successful). I actually had a twinge saying "that's abuse!";) phaedrus 07-31-2008, 11:59 AM Who'll be the first APUGer to get one of these? Kinda noisy, but oh so useful! http://www.bostondynamics.com:80/content/sec.php?section=BigDog Well, he'd have to be in the signal corps, and he could tell you, but then he'd have to kill you ... Acutally, I'd shut it down for that high-whining noise within five minutes. reellis67 07-31-2008, 12:52 PM 5 minutes is being generous - try 5 seconds. I believe that I'll stick with a Llama if I need to move a lot of equipment over a long distance (although if you kick one of them, they'll spit on you...) - Randy Matthijs 07-31-2008, 01:35 PM This could do also, an exoskeleton that enables you to carry up to 150 pounds with minimal effort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdK2y3lphmE |