8/08/2008

Boston Dynamics Big Dog


This is by far the scariest robot I've seen to date. It's gait just scares the shit out of me, and that weird buzzing sound it makes just adds to it. The first part of the video where it shows it in the woods is pretty creepy by itself. Now imagine yourself in those woods at night and you heard and saw that thing getting close to you. I don't know about you guys, but I would get the hell away from it as soon as possible. To top it off, its ability to balance itself and not fall over is amazing. In the clip a guy kicks it on the side, and it recovers from the kick without even falling. It can walk on what looks like any type of terrain. The video shows it walking on rocks, snow, bricks, and even on ice. It's pretty amazing, and pretty creepy at the same time. I wonder what they're going to use it for. It's probably going to end up as a military bag carrier or something like that, but maybe the new versions of it might have guns attached and all that other good stuff. Enjoy the video!

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