Scary but Cool Technology - Robotic Dogs! | Thread profile

One of my employees went to MIT with this kid who now works for a company called Boston Dynamics. They're working on these new intelligent robots that walk like dogs, and that have some amazing abilities... they can maintain balance on multiple types of surfaces, climb/scale hills, run, and jump (3:00 shows some shocking skills). YouTube - Boston Dynamics Big Dog (...

We are DOOMED! Pretty Cool Stuff. Im sure they have already mounted a SAW or even a .50 to it.

it looks too much like a giant 4-legged fly. creeps me out.

Quote: Originally Posted by RSduce Im sure they have already mounted a SAW or even a .50 to it. Nah, just a semi-automatic rifle, set to target and kill anyone who doesn't have an RFID implant! (j/k) (but not really, cause you know that's how it's gonna work...)

Man, that thing's scary looking, couldn't they have made it look like this?

I can already picture the field report from it's first deployment: Robot dog complete failure due to large feral cat population.

I like this version better :

That is hilarious

LMAO, THE ALIENS ARE COMING!

Quote: Originally Posted by delise I like this version better : I've seen that video before. Just wait for the robotic insects if you want to be creeped out. We already have dragonfly-like UAVs.