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The hilarious, somewhat flawed predecessor to Boston Dynamics' infamous Big Dog Robot.
For reference see: http://youtube.com/w atch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww
Digg it here:
http://digg.com/c omedy/BigDog_Beta_Qu adruped_Bot_Video_Is _So_Stupid_It_s_Hila rious
Bigdog Beta's MySpace page:
http://www.myspac e.com/bigdogbeta
Contact: info@seedwell.com
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Développé par Boston Dynamics dans le cadre d'un programme financé par la DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency), BigDog a été principalement conçu pour tester les possibilités de locomotion naturelle à travers divers terrains plus ou moins accidentés et sous divers degrés d'inclinaison.
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BigDog is a quadruped robot created in 2005 by Boston Dynamics.
BigDog is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in the hopes that it will be able to serve as a robotic pack mule to accompany soldiers in terrain too rough for vehicles.
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This is an update to the video they released last year. Notice the additional degree of freedom forming a "shoulder" of sorts to allow the jumping motion.
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Boston Dynamics' Big Dog robot scary? Nah, not this glamourpuss. Shimmies like a snake on four legs, fragile as a newborn deer, but can out-trudge any trekker. The perfect mate.
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BigDog is currently the most advanced quadruped on the planet, while HRex can go virually anywhere; underwater, up or down stairs even down a cliff!
Both of these are from Boston Dynamics and is also partially funded by DARPA.