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Modern technology is awesome
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:47 pm
by Sionnach Glic
The video in question
This is stunning how....well, realisticly it moves. It doesn't seem too special at the start of the video, but keep watching. It gets shoved over, it puts a foot out to right itself. It starts slipping on ice, yet it keeps it's balance. It runs and jumps, and can climb pile of rubble.
The only downside is that it sounds like a swarm of angry bees.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:54 pm
by Graham Kennedy
When it stumbles on the ice, you would swear that was a real animal moving. Seriously awesome.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:55 pm
by Captain Seafort
That is an incredible piece of technology.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:58 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Most impressive for me was the kick and recovery. Dang...
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:01 pm
by Sionnach Glic
When it stumbles on the ice, you would swear that was a real animal moving. Seriously awesome.
I know, it's absolutely stunning how well it moves. Hell, that thing probably has better balance on ice than my dogs!
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:48 pm
by Tsukiyumi
That's awesome! If they can quiet this thing down, it should vastly increase a squad's supply capabilities. 340 pounds is a lot of weight to lug around.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:58 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Hell, with 340 lbs of carrying weight, you could probably jam a .50 on there.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:02 pm
by kostmayer
I watched this video earlier tonight while listening to Duffy.
The movements match pretty well.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:12 pm
by Tsukiyumi
Rochey wrote:Hell, with 340 lbs of carrying weight, you could probably jam a .50 on there.
Almost certainly. The M2 weighs less than 100 pounds. They already mount them on the
Talon remote system in Iraq.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster-Miller_TALON
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:48 pm
by Aaron
It would probably be better of with a GPMG, the tracked units you mentioned have the benefit of a more stable platform. I think the .50cal would shake it around a fair bit.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:04 am
by Sionnach Glic
I take it a GPMG is smaller than a .50 cal?
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:29 am
by Mikey
Leave it to you guys. Can't you just be impressed with the thing for its own sake? I mean, the way that thing reacted to and compensated for various situations was nothing short of incredible. Although I daresay that pretty soon Boston Dynamics will have a new prototype that will kick that guy back...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:29 am
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Weird thing is, the buzzing wasn't in all the video of it walking. Weird, that.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:35 am
by Tsukiyumi
Probably only when it was self-powered; I'll have to watch again to be sure.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:38 am
by Aaron
Rochey wrote:I take it a GPMG is smaller than a .50 cal?
A General Purpose Machine Gun is typically a .30cal.