New video of "BigDog Quadruped" AT-AT project.

TheMagicPirate · 18 Mar 2008 at 21:49

Thats amazing. It reacts like a real organism when it loses balance.

Well cool :cool:

leaskovski · 18 Mar 2008 at 21:52

That thing going down on the ice! LOL! Its like a dog on wet lino!

Stelly · 18 Mar 2008 at 21:53

the noise it makes is annoying!

Stelly

ins0mn1ac · 18 Mar 2008 at 22:02

And so the new frontline for Iraq is here!

Seriously amazing tho, am I the only one that giggled when it slipped on the ice?

Anksy · 18 Mar 2008 at 22:03

its old as well as far as im aware, i watched that about 1 or 2 years ago, so i wonder what its like now!

Clipsey · 18 Mar 2008 at 22:13

That is truly awesome!! Noise needs to be made a bit cooler though

yipyipboo · 18 Mar 2008 at 22:27

impressive but creepy

Solari · 18 Mar 2008 at 22:28

I actually went "aww poor thing" when it got kicked and slipped on the ice.

I think I need a neck-up check-up... I have a strange habit of having empathy for non-living objects :eek:

TriedandTested · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:03

Creepy but amazing!

Lashout_UK · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:09

Well it can carry a payload of 150kg, so firearms aren't out of the question.

Some amazing robotics and engineering going into it maintaing it's stability though, absolutely astounded seeing how it coped with the ice - especially when considering the weight it's dealing with!

JOHN CONNOR?

RandomTom · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:11

AmateurJimmy said:
its old as well as far as im aware, i watched that about 1 or 2 years ago, so i wonder what its like now!

As said in the OP this is a new video, this is near to the stage they're at now with it.

badbob · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:15

Pretty amazing that we still can't replicate a animals natural movement, speed and lightweight (and muscles)

Lagmeister · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:23

This is going to sound horribly geeky, but I would jump at a chance to see the code running that thing, it must be immense to handle that sort of thing, im guessing they have some sort of movement mode for different types of terrain, but I am probably quite far off the mark there.

Looks like some serious concurrency going on there though, I had enough trouble getting my robots to move around a maze simulation by themselves in an intelligent way, that thing looks almost alive in its movements.

Sime · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:41

Im acctaully speechless. I still cant belive its accually a robot!

I call skinny midgets in a suit!

Tefal · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:43

anyone else feel bad when he kicked it

gord · 19 Mar 2008 at 00:17

Tefal said:
anyone else feel bad when he kicked it

There seems to be a need for a psychological study into empathy for machines that emulate realistic organic motion.

Dolph · 19 Mar 2008 at 00:31

I want one. That is all.

gord · 19 Mar 2008 at 00:33

Dolph said:
I want one. That is all.

Surely it needs some extra functionality before you want one.. it doesnt do anything at the moment!

Once i can tell it to make cups of tea and it brings my a good cuppa back then i will be satisfied! Before that time NEIN!!!

Zefan · 19 Mar 2008 at 00:35

I want one to ride around on.

Reckon they're road legal?

Dolph · 19 Mar 2008 at 00:37

gord said:
Surely it needs some extra functionality before you want one.. it doesnt do anything at the moment!

Once i can tell it to make cups of tea and it brings my a good cuppa back then i will be satisfied! Before that time NEIN!!!

I could have it walking up and down and it would be good enough for me

But I'm sad like that