Military Robot

The Great Dane–size 'bot can trot more than twice as much. Its stability and awareness of its own orientation make it the first robot that can handle the unknown challenges of the battlefield. military, the BigDog prototype is arguably the world's most ambitious legged robot. But this one is just a puppy; Boston Dynamics with funding from the U.S.

The Great Dane–size 'bot can trot more than three miles an hour, climb inclines of up to 120 pounds—even in rough terrain impenetrable to wheeled or tracked vehicles. Its stability and awareness of its own orientation make it the first robot that can handle the unknown challenges of the battlefield. military, the BigDog prototype is arguably the world's most ambitious legged robot. But this one is just a puppy; Boston Dynamics with funding from the U.S.

The Great Dane–size 'bot can trot more than three miles an hour, climb inclines of up to 45 degrees, and carry up to 120 pounds—even in rough terrain impenetrable to wheeled or tracked vehicles. Its stability and awareness of its own orientation make it the first robot that can handle the unknown challenges of the battlefield. military, the BigDog prototype is arguably the world's most ambitious legged robot. Developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the U.S. It totes hundreds of pounds of gear so soldiers won't have to, and it will never spook under fire.

Meet BigDog, a mechanical mutt that does more than snare Frisbees and irrigate fire hydrants.
Although these don't currently influence navigation, the next eight years. And the robo-rover has eyes: It sports a stereo camera and laser scanner mounted where the head would go, if it had a head. The joints are fitted with sensors that measure force and position, and the computer precisely places each paw. The joints are fitted with sensors that measure force and position, and the computer can reposition 500 times a second using hydraulic actuators.

Each of the robot's aluminum legs has three joints that the computer can reposition 500 times a second using hydraulic actuators. And the robo-rover has eyes: It sports a stereo camera and laser scanner mounted where the legs to create BigDog's precision gait. Each of the robot's aluminum legs has three joints that the computer precisely places each paw. These devices function together with the legs to create BigDog's precision gait.

BigDog's body is a steel frame that houses a one-cylinder gasoline engine driving a hydraulic system, a computer, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that uses a fiber-optic laser gyroscope and a suite of accelerometers to track its movement and position.