Big Dog video that you HAVE to see!!!!
Posted: 2008-04-01 11:31pm
Check out this link. It's a DARPA project called Boston Dynamics Big Dog that I just found out about today in my robotics class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX ... its-spooky
The basic way it works is that instead of using all top-down processing, which leads to jerky and hesitant movement, it moves reactively.
Here is a link to Wiki with basic specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dog
and the company's webpage:
http://www.bostondynamics.com/?section=BigDog
This is absolutely stunning. For those of you who aren't familiar with current robotics, this sort of performance was unthinkable even 5 years ago. Now that the first hurdle has been overcome, I can't wait to see what shows up in another 5 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX ... its-spooky
The basic way it works is that instead of using all top-down processing, which leads to jerky and hesitant movement, it moves reactively.
Here is a link to Wiki with basic specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dog
and the company's webpage:
http://www.bostondynamics.com/?section=BigDog
This is absolutely stunning. For those of you who aren't familiar with current robotics, this sort of performance was unthinkable even 5 years ago. Now that the first hurdle has been overcome, I can't wait to see what shows up in another 5 years.