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Old 03-18-2008, 01:03 PM
 
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Woah - this thing moves so lifelike. Somewhat unnerving! But still cool.


YouTube - Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)
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Old 03-18-2008, 06:44 PM
 
Location: South Central PA
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My favorite part was the video of it slipping on ice.

Next thing we need is realistic synthetic skin. The 'real' skin noadays still looks really plasticy.
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Old 03-19-2008, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Northglenn, Colorado
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that is pretty freaking cool!!!!

god forbid they try to use it as a weapons platform though. lol you can hear that thing comin from a mile away
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:13 AM
 
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Sounds like it has a serious case of angry fleas...
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:52 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Sounds like it has a serious case of angry fleas...
LMBO

Yeah it does! If they could mask those servo sounds, theyve got a winner. Heck, its already a winner in my book! The balance/recovery on that thing is amazing. Wow.
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