Awesome robot thing

NickXX · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:17

The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth
BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.

BigDog has an on-board computer that controls locomotion, servos the legs and handles a wide variety of sensors. BigDog’s control system manages the dynamics of its behavior to keep it balanced, steer, navigate, and regulate energetics as conditions vary. Sensors for locomotion include joint position, joint force, ground contact, ground load, a laser gyroscope, and a stereo vision system. Other sensors focus on the internal state of BigDog, monitoring the hydraulic pressure, oil temperature, engine temperature, rpm, battery charge and others.

So far, BigDog has trotted at 3.3 mph, climbed a 35 degree slope and carried a 120 lb load.

http://www.bostondynamics.com/dist/BigDog_Feb-26-2006.wmv

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PardonTheWait · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:29

Sweet

FeFiDoh · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:45

wasnt that posted b4? its well good as it slips it steadys its self again!

Andelusion · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:52

loler that's the strangest thing I've seen.

Mount laser beams on it and we're good to go :cool:

The noise would drive me bonkers after a while.

It's wearing tights too

Jokester · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:54

It's quite impressive the way that it steadies itself when the guy tries to push it over and it's foot slips.

Jokester

Edit:- Love the emergency stop button on the side

Flibster · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:55

Very cool.

Wonder how long the batteries last though.

Even more impressive it looks like when it's on the move only 2 of it's feet are touching the ground at any 1 time.

I know people with worse balance than that.

Simon/~Flibster

PardonTheWait · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:55

Flibster said:
Very cool.

Wonder how long the batteries last though.

Even more impressive it looks like when it's on the move only 2 of it's feet are touching the ground at any 1 time.

I know people with worse balance than that.

Simon/~Flibster

It's petrol powered

FeFiDoh · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:58

great so most of the tax payers money will go on buying petrol to keep the damn things running lol

Flibster · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:59

Mohinder said:
It's petrol powered

Oh dear...
Not very good for the enviroment then.

Still cool though. Not as cool as Asimo, but pretty cool.

Simon/~Flibster

Fantom · 23 Mar 2006 at 00:00

wow thats amazing, especially how it reacts to getting kicked :eek:

dunno y but i found it strangely funny :confused:

Stringy · 23 Mar 2006 at 00:28

It's balance ability left me speechless to be honest. If it could be developed to right itself from falling over it would be awesome.

Skunkworks · 23 Mar 2006 at 00:31

That's amazing! And quite creepy.

Amleto · 23 Mar 2006 at 01:40

Stringy said:
It's balance ability left me speechless to be honest. If it could be developed to right itself from falling over it would be awesome.

I don't think that would be particularly difficult - just add a couple of extending arms on either side to roll it back onto its feet, then stand up.

Craig321 · 23 Mar 2006 at 01:45

I got slow download speed from that link, so I mirrored it

www.xoopiter.com/BigDog_Feb-26-2006.wmv

That robot thing's freaky!