Mar 18 2008Robotic BigDog Is Amazingly Lifelike, Scary, Headless, Awesome, Leggy, Strong

that IS amazing

I'm freaked out by it for some reason. It seems like it is being hurt. I kinda want to punch the guy who kicks it too. I have a feeling this video will be remembered when our machine overlords determine our fate.

Why am I creeped out by this thing?
Is it because I get the feeling that there are actually midgets in there?
Is it because I saw a man kicking a robot and I felt bad for the robot aka midgets?
Or is it because I now have seen the fate of man...and it is the fact that we will be taken over by the little people. Gulliver's Travels now rings so true, so so true.

Damn, Thanks a lot Geekologie writer. I sent you these videos months ago, and I get no credit. I see how it is.

Anyway, yeah I found this neat.

I'm pretty sure this thing was everywhere like 2 years ago as "Robot Mule"

Is it me, or does the freaking buzzing just make you want to throw this thing off a cliff?

I felt bad when it slipped on the ice.

Some redneck is going to see this thing trudging thru the woods and think it's an alien....after he pisses his pants of course.

i wish that thing had a d**k so i could s**k it.

:(

Why would you want to sock a duck?

#9 seems quite mad....

that buzzing motor is incredibly annoying. did they use a weedwacker motor for this freaky dog thing. It's crazy to think it's been programmed to gain it's balance when on ice, or when almost being drop kicked.

i'm curious though, had he kicked it twice as hard and fallen, would it be able to get back up on it's own?

all in all, neat but freaky...

I guess it's a good thing that we collectively feel bad for the robot when the guy kicks it. Maybe when we eventually have sexbots around, we'll treat them well for fear of them taking over the world.

I think the geekologie writer needs to post some bosom pics...

I am scared. I agree with Windy re: the machine overlords thing. Oh and it should say at the end something more like: developed by Boston Dynamics and Defense advanced research projects agency to eventually come to your house of it's own accord and kill you...you know, because machines hate us now that they can think for themselves...

I think this thing creeps us out becuase it's life like enough for us to feel bad for it but NOT QUITE lifelike enough for us to want to pet it.

The motion of the legs is absolutely terrifying!

I feel badly for it when it's shoved over, and yet it's AMAZING how it can keep it's balance like that o.o! Also, it scares me an unholy amount for reasons I don't really understand...but it really is a marvel!

It looks like a giant fly! And the buzzing makes it worse! Im scared of it!

Did anyone else laugh when it slipped on the ice and went sliding everywhere? That's a clip that should be sent straight to AFV.

Why is this a surprise to anyone? They've had this technology on Eternia since the 80's! Doesn't anyone remember when Man-at-Arms created Stridor for He-man?

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p156/autobot85/VehStridorComplete1a.jpg

Thanks for the nightmares tonight.

I keep thinking of that Simpson's episode where Bart jumps in the nerdy guy's transporter doo-hicky and gets turned into a fly-boy. He makes the same sound as this thing.

I'm totally creeped out and you guys who feel sorry for that walking rust-bucket are crazy. You'll get us all killed having feelings like that.

Thanks Geekologie writer. You're the best. Sorry for harassin' ya, you know you're my boy.

nothing really "new" about this. Check this out from 1933:

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/04/horse-of-steel-runs-across-fields/

Anthropomorphism is amazing. It doesn't have a face or even a head, but any time the BigDog looked in danger of falling, I was rooting for it to be okay! I didn't want it to get 'hurt' because it looked like it was 'trying' so hard.
Guys, once the BigDog is self-aware and Googles itself, it will totally read all these comments, and I hope it then traces me and comes to my house for tea and cakes.

That is frigging awesome. Look at the legwork when it slips on ice. That's so humane it's scary. When it joggs up the hill it kinda looks like two guys bent over towards each other, one backing and one walking forwards, lol!

Does this remind anyone of something out of Silent Hill?

Freaks me the hell out.

I almost expected it to turn around and attack the one who kicked it. Rather chilling, these advancements in technology... We shouldn't be creating robots that can move on their own, we should be using these robotics to enhance our own bodies to further the evolution of the human race through the use of technology.

@28

For some reason "The Borg" comes to mind...... hmm..... wander what that could be..... oh well, gimmi a robot arm so I can game when I sleep!

this robot looks like one person walking backwards and one walking forward pretty sweet tho looks sci-fi

this robot looks like one person walking backwards and one walking forward pretty sweet tho looks sci-fi

Freaky as hell. Mostly because it's not a robot but 2 people in a suit, like those horse ones.

Stupid midgets scare me everytime :(

This thing is going to give me nightmares. Robotic doggy nightmares...

Totally creepy yet totally cool at the same time.

Is it me or does this "dog" make you so freaked you don't know if you want to shit or go blind. I can't wait until they amp this up so it can run like 35mph and has a 50 caliber weapon strapped to it. Ah.. good times.

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That is just brilliant, what you men have done is a master piece of art! Fantastic job!!

Glad to see im not the only one freaked out by this thing. its totally awesome, but theres just something very alien about the way it moves, and the buzzing noise doesn't help. if we ever started mounting these things with weapons it would scare the shit out of me.

i agree. all hail our robot overlords. but seriously, this is sweet. not even the AT-AT moved this good

um, oh hell no?
when my boyfriend showed me this video, i literally had to cover my eyes and back away from the computer.
i've never been so alarmed in my life; this thing is f***ing creepy...

...yikes.

and its legs look like a fawn's when it is slipping around on the ice... oh dear lord.

::runs the other direction as fast as possible::

LMFAO these comments are hilarious.

At the end of the video it shows the dog jumping over a 2 foot gap. The thing weighs like 250 lbs. scary!

I foresee this thing evolving in the next few years. sort of like the T-1 started out in terminator 3 and then we see what it really looks like in the flash backs in terminator 1 and 2.

termintator dogs.mans best friend..i mean worst enemy;)

So what, can i give it virus via usb port and make it attack people? Or maybe get a ride to my mailbox? Anyways, it freaky to watch and it steps like it doesnt want to get its feet dirty.

WHY IT AINT GOT NO GUNZ

Okay, that thing's kinda creepy! It looks like a big bug. Big Bugs can lead to SKYNET!!!

The scariest part of that first movie is when the robot slips around on the ice.

yea....i'm like the majority of you....i feel so sad for it when i slips on the ice. =[

THIS IS THE SUM OF ALL MINE FEARS!!

Seriously dude this is like my nightmares come to life and walking awkwardly through the forestes to keel me! Imagine that crawling through your room to the side of your bed....BZZZBZZZBZZZZZ!!!

-Lokster

I can see it now!
The Robotic BigDog On Ice Show!
coming soon to a ice rink near you!

Am i the only one who wanted to ride this thing? Wonder what kinda MPG's it gets

Our biological salvation begins here and now. With a dying planet, the human race must evolve into machines to make journeys deep into space, in search of a new home for the most durable bio remains of planet Earth. Our evolved machines, hopefully, will return to Earth now and then, to visit, in their crystal or disc shaped space ships. The spirit of life is eternal, regardless of the shell it wears, thanks to evolution. Love for life is the greatest force in the universe. The robot “dog” fights to remain upright because it doesn’t want to fail, “staying alive”. Survival of our species is depending on the survival of the robots.

That will be even scarier with a .50 cal. and rockets mounted on top... Jeez.

This thing is cool, the scary bit is that its being developed for DARPA. Whats gonna happen when they start putting guns on this thing and sending it off to war! There whurrring sound will be the sound of death..... anyways cool robot! :D i wonder what the retail price is?

Disturbing.
It reminds me the woods scene in Evil Dead, when Ash is chased.
And that noise... is that a chainsaw?
Come and get some!

is anyone else reminded of half life 2

its designed to carry battle supplies for for troops in Afghanistan.

this thing creeps me out because it doesn't have a head.

it looks like something from half-life.......

clearly a dog in a robot costume.

And it's so stealthy and silent, too. Probably drop them into a combat zone and annoy the hell out of the enemy with the noise.

"Let's surrender. That thing is freaking me out. And the noise!"

I'd say the first time I saw the dog I thought it looked like a fly! I like it the fact that it is versatile

My first impression was that it reminded me of a giant, wingless bee! Is that an attempt to look like fur on the contraption?

It's adorable... I want one :(

Its legs remind me of the new Metal Gears'.....

We are totally f***ed. THis is the beginnig of teh end!

I want to ride that around.....

I think you're all going to like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc

dude I WOULD LOVE TO RIDE THAT SHIT!!!!!!

TUR IT IS LIKE SOMTHING FROM SILENT HILL BUT HEY NOW ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS WORK ON THE OUT SIDE.... YOU KNOW MAKE IT PRETTY/ MAYBE LIKE A CRAWLING PERSON? OF A ROTTEN FLESH DOG?

It kinda looks like it belongs in the Silent Hill game or movie... whichever you wanna choose. Imagine seeing it in the middle of nowhere? And then imagine it programmed to find you. That's just not a good feeling...

you guys feel sorry for this thing when it's kicked? what a bunch of nerdy pussies... all i want to do with this thing is beat the living shit out of it with a huge sledge hammer until it stops moving whatsoever. actually, i shouldn't have said "living shit out of it" - it is not living, so it only has a mechanical shit... why do humans always want to play like they're little gods? they want to create life... unbelievable...

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did anyone else think thing looks exactly like a deer and it looked eriely like bambi slipping on ice? thats efin creepy

that IS amazing