The roboticists at Boston Dynamics compiled a nice new video featuring the greatest highlights from the life and times of BigDog. If you don’t know BigDog yet, be sure to check him out.
BigDog uses a system of hyper-responsive hydraulic joints, sensors, accelerometers and gyroscopes to keep it on its four legs. Boston Dynamics says the creature can run at 4 mph, climb slopes up to 35 degrees, walk across a wide range of terrain, and carry 340 pounds. It’s designed to go wherever humans would go, carrying their load without complaint or the urge to sniff the ground every six inches. It’s funded by DARPA, naturally. via PopSci
That’s just super cool! The movement of this robot feels so organic – it’s hard to believe that it’s a machine. It has a personality to it.