Watch Darpa’s Robotic Dog Follow Its Master (Video)

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/alphadog/

by raghus • 14 years ago

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hoffmanc• 14 years ago

rat things... great...

raghus• 14 years ago

Imagine being the prey of this robotic dog rather than its master...

navpatel• 14 years ago

Always fascinating to watch these robots, but I really wish they'd show them going over terrain that a wheeled robot couldn't. Isn't that the point?

mturmon• 14 years ago

I have to disagree with you here. Look again at the rocky steps the robot walks down (0:19 and 0:50), and the slope of the hill it's climbing. It's hard to make a wheeled robot that can climb (400 lb. payload -- 1200 lb. unloaded) a hill of that slope in loose/rocky dirt.

farinasa• 14 years ago

I know many find it creepy as hell, but I love this thing. Wouldn't be fun seeing it as an enemy though.

genwin• 14 years ago

Hopefully Wikileaks will survive so I might know the wedding parties and whatnot that this thing wiped out "accidently" in the "war on terror". Otherwise, cool technology.

Watch Darpa’s Robotic Dog Follow Its Master (Video)

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