From Boston Dynamics - The leader in life-like human simualtion comes Big Dog.
The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth Big Dog is the alpha male of the Boston
Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough
terrain and carries heavy loads. Big Dog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a
hydraulic actuation system. Big Dog’s legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have
compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next.
Big Dog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall
and 75 kg weight. In separate trials, BigDog runs at 4 mph, climbs slopes up to 35 degrees,
walks across rubble, and carries a 340 lb load.
Posted by Chino on March 20, 2008 at 04:57 PM
