The Army's Robot Sherpa

[Steve]

This mechanized pack animal will follow soldiers wherever duty calls them. Click here to download an incredible video (http://www.bostondynamics.com/dist/BigDog_Feb-26-2006.wmv).

[tiedeman]

Reminds me of "Mission to Mars"

[Steve]

You mean this one?

http://www.cinefex.com/weeklyupdate/artwork/images/week_39/image_09.jpg

[tiedeman]

Yup, exactly!!! FREAKY!!!

[Steve]

Did you watch the video?

[tiedeman]

nope, for some reason I can not watch wmv on my computer. *Go figure! *I usually use Quick Time

[tiedeman]

well, I finally watched the video with my wife. We were both blown away by that. What was amazing was how when someone kicked it, it could automatically correct itself

[Steve]

Yea! Didnt it look fake? Like two guys inside there with their legs sticking out of it jumping around?

I kept waiting to see Steve-o or Johhny Knoxville pop up somewhere in the video.

[tiedeman]

thats exactly what I thought. I was like, "It looks like two guys hunched over carrying something"