Technology Review - February 23, 2009, by Kristina Grifantini
The video above, from the U.S. army's Benning Report, shows new footage of a robot called BigDog--a sophisticated, four-legged "pack-bot" designed to carry heavy payloads across all kinds of terrain.
Resembling a headless, mechanical canine, BigDog has to be one of the most unsettling robots out there. But it's also one of the more impressive--it can walk up or down hills, through ice, sand, snow and dirt by monitoring sensors in its legs and adjusting its posture accordingly. It can also quickly recover from a stumble or slip. The 250-pound robot, designed by Boston Dynamics, can carry 340 lbs and could provide a valuable safety addition to soldiers in the field.
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