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Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Feb 27

By Noah Shachtman Darpa Preps Son of Robotic MuleNew Video: Robot Mule Conquers Ice, SnowNew Video: Robotic Pack Mule Leaps Into ActionVideo: Robotic Pack Mule Hits the StreetsDrone Dog's Big Walk We've seen BigDog, the military's alarmingly-lifelike robotic quadruped, climb over hills, stomp thro...

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Original at Wired external link    Fri, Feb 27    1 related articles

By Noah Shachtman Mass High Tech uncovers this video of the BigDog going through exercises at Ft. Benning, Georgia. It comes on the heels of the robo-beast's longest walk yet -- a 12.8 mile hike, following a series of GPS waypoints. Soldiers at Ft. Benning seemed intrigued by the idea of a mechanical pack mule tha...

Rate Darpa Wants Bigger, Smarter BigDog 'Bot To Help in Combat

Original at Gizmodo Australia external link    Wed, Oct 29    3 related articles

 Australia - Oct 29, 2008 It'll have to cope with stairs, water hazards, desert levels of heat and arctic levels of snow and ice, navigate through GPS waypoints, and it'll have to ...

Rate Darpa Wants Bigger, Smarter BigDog ‘Bot To Help in Combat [BigDog]

Original at jopettitt.com external link    Wed, Oct 29    1 related articles

By Jo It’ll have to cope with stairs, water hazards, desert levels of heat and arctic levels of snow and ice, navigate through GPS waypoints, and it’ll have to respond to speech and gesture commands—at which point you imagine a soldier ...

Rate Darpa Wants Bigger, Smarter BigDog 'Bot To Help in Combat [BigDog]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Oct 29    3 related articles

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By Kit Eaton It'll have to cope with stairs, water hazards, desert levels of heat and arctic levels of snow and ice, navigate through GPS waypoints, and it'll have to respond to speech and gesture commands—at which point you imagine a soldier commanding it to "sit!" and giggle slightly. But only sligh...

Rate Darpa Wants Bigger, Smarter BigDog ‘Bot To Help in Combat [BigDog]

Original at Gadgets external link    Wed, Oct 29    3 related articles

It’ll have to cope with stairs, water hazards, desert levels of heat and arctic levels of snow and ice, navigate through GPS waypoints, and it’ll have to respond to speech and gesture commands—at which point you imagine a soldier ...

Rate Darpa Wants Bigger, Smarter BigDog ‘Bot To Help in Combat [BigDog]

Original at Efinditnow external link    Tue, Oct 28    3 related articles

It’ll have to cope with stairs, water hazards, desert levels of heat and arctic levels of snow and ice, navigate through GPS waypoints, and it’ll have to respond to speech and gesture commands—at which point you imagine a soldier ...

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