Dusty44 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 From Twitter:LiveScience LiveScience Robo-Mule Hauls Military Gear & Follows Like a Dog bit.ly/xfBKUNNeeds a lot more work, but it has a lot of promise. Carry one or two in the bed of the pickup for hunting, small one to transport gear, big one to ride like a horse? No feed bill or stable fees when it is not in use? Is it the first stage towards some of the war machines in "Star Wars" ??
98Z5V Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 Sounds alot like the "Big Dog" from Boston Dynamics. Link doesn't work, so I can't be sure.
Dusty44 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Posted February 9, 2012 Yes, it is. The link from twitter directly did work. "Big Dog" is in another generation and there was a video. To me it looked more like a huge dust mite than a dog.Sorry that the link doesn't work. I copy/paste ed the tweet in its entirety. It was an interesting short video of the machine starting down on the ground, rising and then walking a few steps. If the sound was accurate, it is as noisy as a lawn mower.
MikedaddyH Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 Thats pretty cool. Check out the HRP-4C , also very cool ! They have the real versions from StarWars V and Battlestar Galactica. The BigDog is about as sure footed as a drunk mountain goat , at a cost of mere millions of US taxpayer dollars.
Retired JM Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 ...Is it the first stage towards some of the war machines in "Star Wars" ??All I want from modern technology is a jet pack, powered armor (Woulda made ruck marches one HELL of a lot easier) and a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.
Robocop1051 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 ... and a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.Yes! Awesome quote! <thumbsup>
Guest LLArms Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 All I want from modern technology is a jet pack, powered armor (Woulda made ruck marches one HELL of a lot easier) and a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.We offer 40-watt, 60-watt, and our deluxe 200-MEGA-watt versions. <laughs>
MikedaddyH Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 LL i dont see the power cord going to your 1.2 gigawatt battery pack to power the mini rail gun ! ;D
Guest LLArms Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 Are you kidding? We are game changers. The battery pack is integrated into the Magpul stock and the wires ran internally. Jeez, tech noob. :o :cookoo: :P
MikedaddyH Posted February 9, 2012 Report Posted February 9, 2012 LL, Throw in a box of 308 airburst rounds and we can talk. You got to be able to sweeten' the deal ! <lmao> <laughs>
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