The Army's robot Sherpa.."BigDog"

[rswsmay]

I did a search but didn't see this posted anywhere. They call this a mechanized pack animal. At first glance when watching the video clip, I actually thought it was an animal with some electronics strapped to its back.


Video clip http://www.bostondynamics.com/dist/BigDog_Feb-26-2006.wmv

PopSci Articlehttp://www.popsci.com/popsci/technology/generaltechnology/4793358d355d9010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

[Nawaid Ladak]

yea, i think thats the robot that they are doing a special on for FutureWepons on Discovory channel tommorrow night at like 9

[Andrew Blair]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45614&highlight=bigdog

Yeah, it is pretty awesome. But just a bit noisy...