Science Fiction Robots

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This Week’s Creepy Robot: BigDog

BigdogThis week’s creepy bot is a robot dog/mule produced by the company, Boston Dynamics. Developed for the US military, the BigDog can carry cargo and will not fall over even when kicked. I am not sure why the military would want this, as opposed to a Hummer. Regardless, the thing needs a head! It looks like something from Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit” video.
Thanks to the folks at The Raw Feed and their post which includes a link to a video of BigDog.

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  1. Pingback by Science Fiction Robots » Blog Archive » Robot Roundup on March 15, 2006 5:49 pm

    [...] Robot Roundup The web has given us lots of robots news this week. From a bartending robot to the creepy but cool little brother of the BigDog the bot-possibilites are endless. Regardless of the task we will all be their slaves in ten years. [...]

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