Posted on August 6, 2008 - by CDS, 0 Comments

Big Dog Quadruped Robot

Boston Dynamics has just released a brand new video of their DARPA-fundeed Big Dog Robot. Big Dog is meant to be a “pack mule” for soldiers some day. Behind Big Dog is some pretty cool force-controlled technology. With its quadruped gait it can regain balance when needed, traverse rough terrain by feeling it out, and climb 35 degree inclines. In this new video, in addition to some footage from previous videos, you can see it handling slippery ice, slopes in deep snow, and demoing its new walking gait.