big dog!

www.youtube.com...

I don't know whether to laugh or run for the hills
that's why i love darpa!!!!!!!!!!

[edit on 2/11/2008 by stealthyaroura]

yes it's scary.

and it is discussed multiple times on ats, even it's small cousin and the parody that you must watch

Sit Ubu, Sit! Good dog. Impressive vid nice find. What's the purpose of the thing?

Fascinating how it moves over obstacles and on ice. It's reactions and how it recovers. Pretty neat stuff. I suppose it isn't hard to muffle the sound?

Thanks for sharing the video.

That is amazing!

I halfway expected it to kick the dude in the nuts when he tried to kick it over.

Can you imagine, though, a smoother version of this beast running in to grab a wounded soldier and trekking him out of the terrain and harm's way?

awesome!

scary as hell!

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Ha ha yes sit indeed! i think its been designed to make it easier to transport military kit or payloads but it could do so much more and i always tend to think that we are only being shown the very old stuff think 20 years ahead of what you see there.

This was posted elsewhere on the forums bit it fits here too

BIGDOG BETA:

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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha funny as [snip]
not a one liner


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reply to post by stealthyaroura

i always tend to think that we are only being shown the very old stuff think 20 years ahead of what you see there.

I agree...

5, 20...50..? Regardless of how many years behind the tech we are privy to is, I still find this pretty remarkable...if I had the equilibrium of that thing I could have been MVP!

Eerie as well...imagine that thing coming after you at full speed in silent mode...

Impressive.

Venus Project here we come.

reply to post by Chadwickus


OK that was great!

I am sure everyone is wondering why I am sitting here LMAO at my desk!

Thanks!