Check out the Big Dog!! Amazing

[flomaster]

This is worth every second of video. The things this thing can do and the technology behind it blew me away. I am actually afraid of what this will morph into in the future.

Boston Dynamics: The Leader in Lifelike Human Simulation

The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth
BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.

 

[Ponytail]

Yea I saw that some time ago on military.com. I may have even posted it here. I don't remember.

Pretty sick technology though. VERY impressive.

 

[mv_princess]

His legs are funny to watch.

 

[Ponytail]

His legs are funny to watch.

I've heard people say that about me.

 

[mv_princess]

I've heard people say that about me.

Do you walk like the puppy?

 

[Ponytail]

Do you walk like the puppy?

I don't drink that much anymore, or dance.

 

[mv_princess]

I don't drink that much anymore, or dance.

Are you sure? I would love to see what my pups would do with that thing in the room

 

[flomaster]

I've heard people say that about me.

Yeah I have seen your legs!

Got site from your boy, the re-inventor of the wheel!

 

[Mousebaby]

UM, that thing is F'n CREEPY!!!

 

[bcp]

so, here is the scenario, you are out in the woods camping, you just finished off a 12 pack of beer, and are sucking down your second joint.
from the left you see movement, you turn your head, and there, coming right at you is BIG DOG

the dilemma.

do you throw your shorts away, or do you try to clean them?

 

[flomaster]

so, here is the scenario, you are out in the woods camping, you just finished off a 12 pack of beer, and are sucking down your second joint.
from the left you see movement, you turn your head, and there, coming right at you is BIG DOG

the dilemma.

do you throw your shorts away, or do you try to clean them?

Good thing its loud! Guess what would mess me up more is when I try to knock it over and the darn thing outsmarts me and won't go down. At that point I would be run first and wipe later!

 

[Mousebaby]

so, here is the scenario, you are out in the woods camping, you just finished off a 12 pack of beer, and are sucking down your second joint.
from the left you see movement, you turn your head, and there, coming right at you is BIG DOG

the dilemma.

do you throw your shorts away, or do you try to clean them?

I would think throw them away, because you just made me pee myself laughing! (not really)

 

[Mousebaby]

Good thing its loud! Guess what would mess me up more is when I try to knock it over and the darn thing outsmarts me and won't go down. At that point ot would be run first and wipe later!

(puddle #2)

 

[flomaster]

(puddle #2)

What really freaked me out was its ability to recover from being pushed over and slipping on the ice. Heck, I couldn't do that on dry land if I stepped on a banna peel!

 

[Mousebaby]

What really freaked me out was its ability to recover from being pushed over and slipping on the ice. Heck, I couldn't do that on dry land if I stepped on a banna peel!

I hear ya on that one! I was out scraping my car windows one winter, my feet started slipping out from under me just like in the cartoons, and I fell on my keester and slid under the car! I laid there and laughed my ass off!

 

[bcp]

What really freaked me out was its ability to recover from being pushed over and slipping on the ice. Heck, I couldn't do that on dry land if I stepped on a banna peel!

you could if you shoved a mainframe up your ass to control your leg movements.

 

[flomaster]

I hear ya on that one! I was out scraping my car windows one winter, my feet started slipping out from under me just like in the cartoons, and I fell on my keester and slid under the car! I laid there and laughed my ass off!

I did something similar while grabbing the door handle to unlock my truck. Pulled myself righ under! I cried I laughed so hard. My brother was drunk and all I heard was 'hey bro, where did you go?"

 

[flomaster]

you could if you shoved a mainframe up your ass to control your leg movements.

Well now that you explain it that way I feel more better about it!

 

[Mousebaby]

I did something similar while grabbing the door handle to unlock my truck. Pulled myself righ under! I cried I laughed so hard. My brother was drunk and all I heard was 'hey bro, where did you go?"