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2006-06-28 Science & Technology

Two BigDogs Take A Run At New River Air Station

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Posted by DanNY 2006-06-28 06:45|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Interesting. So now I suppose I'll soon have to add to my canine commands - Sit, stay, heel, acquire target, fire, reload.

Good Boy!!

Posted by GORT 2006-06-28 07:44|| 2006-06-28 07:44|| Front Page Top

#2 If they make it work, then good for them, but I think wheels, which evolution never figured out is a better option.

As per usual gratuitous plug for my online novel, Autonomous Operation about military robots and their implications.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-06-28 08:14|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-06-28 08:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Fiction becomes reality. Right out of Anime. The phrase given as a command "Duran load Silver Cartridge" is spoken and the robotic dog loads and fires a huge round at the target it has already been attacking without prompting. It is capable of carrying a human and jumping distances a human can not.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-28 08:14|| 2006-06-28 08:14|| Front Page Top

#4 We need to release about a thousand on our southern border.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-06-28 08:42|| 2006-06-28 08:42|| Front Page Top

#5 bigjim, I'd prefer about a thousand "BigGators" for that op.

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-06-28 08:58|| 2006-06-28 08:58|| Front Page Top

#6 The robots in cartoon shows don't break down or have an annoying control system.

Posted by gromky 2006-06-28 09:28|| 2006-06-28 09:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Just don't connect them to Skynet. Nothing good comes from that ...

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-06-28 09:46|| 2006-06-28 09:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Sic 'em SCRAPIRON!

Posted by 6 2006-06-28 10:28|| 2006-06-28 10:28|| Front Page Top

#9 wow. The future is here.

Posted by 2b 2006-06-28 11:05|| 2006-06-28 11:05|| Front Page Top

#10
If they make it work, then good for them, but I think wheels, which evolution never figured out is a better option.

Legs are better for offroad travel than wheels or even tracks. Specially when ditch/obstacle is over 5 or 10% the size of the vehicle. Cheetahs can reach 70 Mph off road as they jump their way around obstacles, try that with wheels and you will find crew jelly.

BTW your novel is great but one of the vehicles gets stuck. :-)

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-06-28 11:41|| 2006-06-28 11:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Electric cavalry soon to come?

Posted by D. R. M.">D. R. M. 2006-06-28 12:11|| http://trinitariandon.blogspot.com/]">[http://trinitariandon.blogspot.com/] 2006-06-28 12:11|| Front Page Top

#12 Link here to see a full video of the BigDog. It's very, very impressive. You WILL see more of this technology in the future.

Posted by Secret Master 2006-06-28 13:10|| 2006-06-28 13:10|| Front Page Top

#13 Now if they could power it by having it ingest biodegradeable material found everywhere...

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-06-28 13:16|| 2006-06-28 13:16|| Front Page Top

#14 I kinda like the idea of a 278th ACR (Imperial Walker/Mech).
Need to scale them up, install a 120 and a coax, etc. Need a crew of at least 4, including one who look out below for the Skywalker wanna-bees.

Posted by N guard 2006-06-28 14:13|| 2006-06-28 14:13|| Front Page Top

#15 When they get too old for active duty, wonder if you could get one at Property Disposal and mount a 48" mower deck on him?

Posted by Besoeker 2006-06-28 14:32|| 2006-06-28 14:32|| Front Page Top

#16 I bet you could rig up some really nasty looking claws on that puppy to scare the bejesus out of anyone who comes across their tracks...

Now if they could power it by having it ingest biodegradeable material found everywhere...

Terrorist du jour? Bon Apetit!

*Burp*

Posted by DanNY 2006-06-28 14:38|| 2006-06-28 14:38|| Front Page Top

#17 Link here to see a full video of the BigDog. It's very, very impressive. You WILL see more of this technology in the future.

Downright creepy... that thing moves its legs like I would imagine a real life-alien to move its... they should have designed it with six of them, the effect would have been even "better".
I wonder how haji would react to that?
Anyway, the balancing act is very impressive, I'm not sure one of my dogs could stay standing if I pushed him/her like that.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-06-28 15:31|| 2006-06-28 15:31|| Front Page Top

#18 Who gets to carry the magnetic pooper scooper?

Posted by DanNY 2006-06-28 16:15|| 2006-06-28 16:15|| Front Page Top

#19 Huge magnetic nuticles needed.

Posted by 6 2006-06-28 16:43|| 2006-06-28 16:43|| Front Page Top

#20 Are robotic dogs halal or haram?

Posted by Parabellum 2006-06-28 19:34|| 2006-06-28 19:34|| Front Page Top

#21 If Mo had one, it's halal. If Mo didn't have one, fatwas be upon you!

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-06-28 19:36|| 2006-06-28 19:36|| Front Page Top

#22 I thought K-9 was stuck in E-Space with Romana.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2006-06-28 21:09|| 2006-06-28 21:09|| Front Page Top

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