Isaac
Years ago

NH: Video Thursday (Easter Edition) - BigDog

BigDog is a project from Boston Dynamics, funded by DARPA.

First stop, you'll quickly assume, is as a military mule traversing difficult terrain. (OK, maybe before that they need to deal with the noise...) Then, add weapons and you have automated sentries (a la the rat thingies in 'Snowcrash' for those who've read it), and then armoured platforms like the Imperial walkers of the Star Wars universe.

Starts slowly, but watch for how it reacts to being kicked while walking on ice, then to slipping on ice (and recovering) and then to jumping a designated area. It's almost creepy and you might wonder if they've engineered a cybernetic goat (look out Jordy).



A robot-based military is inevitable. Won't need supplies or training, won't suffer fatigue (as long as its power source endures) - when the cost shrinks and the hawks don't have to worry about body bags coming home, what's left to prevent war?

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man thats cool. That slipping recovery was crazy

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This proves theres nothing cooler than science!

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Rodney carney  
Years ago

If machines are doing all the fighting somewhere in the background then there really wouldn't be any reason to prevent wars other then ethical considerations. That thing creeps me out by the way.

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Kent Brockman  
Years ago

More from those wacky murderers, thieves and taxevaders



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Phizzer  
Years ago

So You Think You Can Be Integrated Back Into Civilised Society?

(Mod: Nice!)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Invented by Myles Dyson?

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DICKO  
Years ago

The Easter Bunny is coming..........>:)

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Peter Maravich  
Years ago

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