Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Boston Dynamics and Big Dog

In case you don't know about "Big Dog", several years ago the company Boston Dynamics, with funding from DARPA, developed a quadruped robot to transport loads for U.S. military troops.  The videos released from testing were very impressive, with adaptive balancing in real-time and the ability to move over complex terrain very well.  I'm interested in their LS3 robot they're developing for the marines.  It could be very cool how they'll adapt and improve on what they've already created and proven to be worthwhile engineering in the released test videos.  Here's a video of "Big Dog" in case you have no idea what I'm talking about.  Go robots!

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58 comments:

  1. GenoxdFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    I've seen this before, it's crazy~

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    The way it rebalanced after being shoved was amazing

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Should be a fun challenge to whoever is capable of competing

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  4. CharlesFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    that thing is scary

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  5. ChrisFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    This is very interesting, although it sounds noisy, and looks pretty creepy. I can imagine them just making it look like an animal though! Technology seems to be improving at quite a rate, I'd be scared if they got Big Dog to fight for itself...

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  6. !sense!February 23, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    war against the machines

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  7. Meghan MoranFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    creepiest thing ever.

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  8. PhantomChaserFebruary 23, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Whoa, weird.

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  9. AnonymouseFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    cool blog, now following

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Nice video, look's like the drones are here.

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  11. WDKJ2013February 24, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    Didn't they use something similar to this in some movie to disarm a bomb?

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  12. TenkoFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    Now if only they could scale it up a thousand times... we'd have an AT-AT from star wars. XD

    Cool site, I will follow it.

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  13. PiepantsFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    Probably WDK. I'm pretty sure they've been using small RC robots to investigate and disarm roadside bombs if that's what you mean. This thing's cool because it's designed to autonomously (self-navigating, not remote control) move itself between gps waypoints over some pretty crazy terrain.

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  14. MrJosephFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Heh that's pretty cool, I doubt they'll use it for the Military though if it still has that annoying noise. It'll be a bit obvious to the enemy.

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  15. diceyshortstoriesFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    DARPA always has a track record for funding crazy science experiments. I'd rather be on the side of the mad scientist than in his path. :D

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Scary looking thing.

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  17. ShockwaveFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Thats pretty awesome, makes a real weird noise though!

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  18. Dj DeKuFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    That is one scary looking dog lol.

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Are you sure is a dog? ò.0

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  20. LinksssFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    this is insane

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Big Dog scares my testicles right into my body. I'm glad we don't have a good enough source of power for that bastard to run around unplugged.

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    That is one sick vehicle! Although, you could hear it from miles away lol.

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  23. rndmg123February 24, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    video made me lol.

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  24. NeuroFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Scary haha, nice to see robotics progressing

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  25. MarcFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    They should teach it to jump off, also I thought it was a fly before I started the video

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  26. chrisFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    hands down the coolest thing ive seen in my life :O

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  27. AlexanderFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    I'd expect this to eventually be viewed as something like the chupacabra or a mystical creature if used in a foreign underdeveloped country...if that makes sense like it did in my head

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  28. frictionFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    kinda cool

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  29. FourraFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    i so much want the same

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  30. Hombre720February 25, 2011 at 12:56 AM

    I love this video. Cool robot and funny incident.

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  31. AkaraFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    wow thats amazing

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  32. RootYourDroid.netFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    hey i have a robot cleaning my floor!!

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  33. lennoxmsuFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    James Cameron was right, robots are gonna take over.

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  34. NinaFebruary 25, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    This robot scared the shit out of me when i first saw it.



    Actually it still does. -shiver-

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  35. BobomillerFebruary 25, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    Can it bark, and do tricks

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  36. UnknownFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    kinda creepy

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  37. TriperFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    it's great, i love this movie.

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  38. FrostyFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Is this thing actually still in development? I remember seeing these a really long time ago

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  39. SteveFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    Wow, it's rebalancing systems seems properly programmed.. I'd love to see what else they have in store for the military

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  40. Hom DiddlyFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Never heard of this before, but this is an awesome robot! THanks for sharing. Followed.

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  41. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    I still cant get over this dog thing lol. its kinda freaky

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  42. nooneFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    i always lawl so hard seeing this

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  43. HavueleteFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    this robot is disgusting, but someday they'll enslave us so, nice doggy!

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  44. YakierFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    is it stable?

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  45. hype_insaneFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    wow that is pretty cool. Its a bit creepy :)

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  46. RainiFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Scary....robot

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  47. Have fun!February 25, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    the vid haha awesome :D

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  48. lennoxmsuFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    haah

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  49. Kan GebeurenFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Say what? I want that!

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  50. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    I FOR ONE WELCOME OUR ROBOTIC OVERLORDS!
    Haha great stuff man.

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  51. Dur-HamFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    well they definitely wont use this thing to get stuff past enemy lines, that noise is gotta get someones attention real fast.

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  52. koal0rFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Robots will take over sooner or later.. But sure, go on and develope a A.I. which is better than the humans. lmao

    Following !

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  53. SiphilFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    I've seen this before, but it was only a short clip. It's very cool.

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  54. d0tFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    stuff of nightmares

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  55. FantouGamesFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Oo

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  56. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    I almost feel bad for the robotic dog when they try to knock it over.

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  57. MoobeatFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    this thing is so creepy

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  58. BurgerFebruary 28, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    this thing is so funny, WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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