Developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the U.S. military, the BigDog prototype is arguably the world's most ambitious legged robot. Its stability and awareness of its own orientation make it the first robot that can handle the unknown challenges of the battlefield.
Each of the robot's aluminum legs has three joints that the computer can reposition 500 times a second using hydraulic actuators. And the robo-rover has eyes: It sports a stereo camera and laser scanner mounted where the head would go, if it had a head.
But unfortunately, for now, the robot is remote-controlled, but future versions will come unleashed, able to make intelligent decisions about their course without guidance from humans. The more powerful, autonomous BigDog will be ready for battle within the next eight years.
2 comments:
pretty nice one dude.. it would be nice if they can realize civilian implementations from the technology they developed
Looks a bit like 'Dog' from Half Life 2. Grate for mountain rescue
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