This Big Dog Robot Mule
has got to be one of the weirdest things I’ve seen in a long time. It’s spooky in too many ways to mention, especially when someone gives it a kick and it recovers its balance. Check it out. You must.A nimble, four-legged robot is so surefooted it can recover its balance even … all » after being given a hefty kick. The machine, which moves like a cross between a goat and a pantomime horse, is being developed as a robotic pack mule for the US military. …Raibert says the latest version of BigDog can handle slopes of 35° – a steeper gradient than one in two. The hydraulics are driven by a two-stroke single-cylinder petrol engine, and it can carry over 40 kg, about 30% of its bodyweight.
Damn. Vid not available anymore…