Comments for "Boston Dynamics Big Dog" Video at VideoSift.com

By schmawy

schmawy (http://schmawy.videosift.com) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:29:11 -0700

I would run away. Really. That thing is fuh-reaky looking.

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:33:00 -0700

About time they get that thing off the cable! But it sure has come a long way since the Little Dog. Now if we could only advance battery technology to dump that loud engine.

By maatc

maatc (http://maatc.videosift.com) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:35:03 -0700

... that, and crossbreed it with Death Metal Puppy

By BillOreilly

BillOreilly (http://www.videosift.com/member/BillOreilly) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:52:56 -0700

I kept waiting for Arnold Governator to make an appearance

By CaptainPlanet420

CaptainPlanet420 (http://www.videosift.com/member/CaptainPlanet420) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:56:23 -0700

"wait Chewy, NO!...ahh, surveillance droid...musta had a self-destruct"

By T-man

T-man (http://tman.videosift.com) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:22:46 -0700

It kinda looks like two guys moving a futon.

By CaptWillard

CaptWillard (http://www.videosift.com/member/CaptWillard) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:51:12 -0700

That has to be one of the scariest robots I've ever seen. And the sound even makes it scarier.

By fissionchips

fissionchips (http://fissionchips.videosift.com) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:56:59 -0700

Previously:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Robot-with-human-looking-legs

I like this new vid even more.

By jimnms

jimnms (http://www.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:21:58 -0700

From the front it almost looks like a Hunter from Half-Life 2.

BTW, was I the only one that laughed watching a robot slip on ice?

By 10388

10388 (http://www.videosift.com/member/10388) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:28:09 -0700

Ever read Fahrenheit 451? That's what they call The Mechanical Hound.

"That's sad," said Montag, quietly, (referring to The Mechanical Hound) "because all we put into it is hunting and finding and killing. What a shame if that's all it can ever know."

By winkler1

winkler1 (http://www.videosift.com/member/winkler1) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:42:59 -0700

Most Expensive Donkey Ever.

By rottenseed

rottenseed (http://douchebag.videosift.com) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:55:31 -0700

downvote for animal cruelty when he kicks the dog.

By oxdottir

oxdottir (http://www.videosift.com/member/oxdottir) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:06:36 -0700

*engineering

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:06:37 -0700

Adding video to channels (Engineering) - requested by oxdottir.

By ReverendTed

ReverendTed (http://www.videosift.com/member/ReverendTed) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:20:49 -0700

Next milestone: programming that allows it to yell obscenities every time it begins to lose its balance. That's almost the only way that ice scene could be more entertaining.

Almost, because the Big Dog weighs 235 lbs and has a payload of 340 lbs. This means you could strap another one onto its back and let let that one flail around hopelessly attempting to get its footing.

By calvados

calvados (http://www.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:36:19 -0700

Stop developing your devil robot! If that AI gets too good, it's gonna start kicking us.

By calvados

calvados (http://www.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:40:43 -0700

Srsly tho, I'm surprised I haven't seen this thing in some nightmares. Those legs and that noise! I look forward to the video game where I can blow it up with a rocket launcher.

By Xax

Xax (http://www.videosift.com/member/Xax) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:00:34 -0700

You keek my dog!

For some reason, I started laughing a few seconds into the video... imagine it wandering into a backyard with a bunch of kids playing.

"BZZZRRRZZZZRRRZZZZRRRZZZZ AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Pretty amazing though, especially watching it catch itself while slipping on ice.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:20:36 -0700

We're going to mount Siftbot on something like that.

By 9723

9723 (http://www.videosift.com/member/9723) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:23:14 -0700

not suited for stealth mission

By netean

netean (http://www.videosift.com/member/netean) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:34:49 -0700

that is some pretty amazing programming going on there..

to be able to get it NOT fall over when kicked... To recover from sliding on the ice, that quickly!

That really is amazing

By residue

residue (http://www.videosift.com/member/residue) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:02:29 -0700

it's like a giant siamese-twin fly

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:09:33 -0700

damn you beat me to it LOL
(up vote!)

Is it me, or if you draped some guts, flayed skin and offal over this it would look like something out of Silent Hill...

Just saying hehe
but very impressive engineering feat!

By Mixaster

Mixaster (http://www.videosift.com/member/Mixaster) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:10:57 -0700

My brother-in-law worked on this robot, specifically the AI. He's in the video at the end standing on the block pile.

By xxovercastxx

xxovercastxx (http://www.videosift.com/member/xxovercastxx) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:47:32 -0700

Camera tripods have rubber feet that you can retract to expose a metal spike if that works better for you on whatever terrain you're placing it on. (see the first item here) You'd think with all the sensors they've got in this thing, it could extend a spike automatically when it senses it's walking on something slippery.

>> ^rottenseed:
downvote for animal cruelty when he kicks the dog.

You joke but I find it interesting that many peoples' instinctual reaction to that part is just that. The way it moves to correct itself is so organic that you feel as if you're watching a live animal being kicked.

By Kerotan

Kerotan (http://www.videosift.com/member/Kerotan) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:05:09 -0700

>> ^dag:
We're going to mount Siftbot on something like that.

I dare you to change siftbots avatar to the sift-can on top of those legs.

By 10398

10398 (http://www.videosift.com/member/10398) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:10:41 -0700

Very Very impressive engineering.

By rottenseed

rottenseed (http://douchebag.videosift.com) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:24:06 -0700

^I can't stop staring at your egg avatar...it's amazing and hypnotic.

By supersaiyan93

supersaiyan93 (http://www.videosift.com/member/supersaiyan93) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:17:48 -0700

I laughed hysterically the entire way through that video. It's like a headless mountain goat powered by kazoos.

By shadownc

shadownc (http://www.videosift.com/member/shadownc) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:54:51 -0700

I immediately thought of AT-ATs.

By Abducted

Abducted (http://www.videosift.com/member/Abducted) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:31:55 -0700

Hunters incoming Dr. Freeman!!

>> ^rottenseed:
downvote for animal cruelty when he kicks the dog.

You joke but I find it interesting that many peoples' instinctual reaction to that part is just that. The way it moves to correct itself is so organic that you feel as if you're watching a live animal being kicked.

Well that's the is the normal human reaction and it shows just how advanced the motor skills of them have become. Combine that with the Aibo robots "personality" that people find natural and you've got yourself a robot dog.

By videosiftbannedme

videosiftbannedme (http://www.videosift.com/member/videosiftbannedme) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:09:22 -0700

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p6L6MhSgpgo

By xxovercastxx

xxovercastxx (http://www.videosift.com/member/xxovercastxx) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:59:02 -0700

>> ^videosiftbannedme:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p6L6MhSgpgo

Multiple Use Labor Element!

By MycroftHomlz

MycroftHomlz (http://www.videosift.com/member/MycroftHomlz) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:02:27 -0700

Why not actually use a dog...instead of spending $100 Billion to develop a replacement for the dog.

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:26:49 -0700

Maybe because dog can't carry 340lbs?

By Pring4

Pring4 (http://www.videosift.com/member/Pring4) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:08:49 -0700

Hilarious comments in this sift,

"two guys moving a futon"
"imagine it wandering into a backyard with a bunch of kids playing."
"a headless mountain goat powered by kazoos."

Hahah

By StukaFox

StukaFox (http://www.videosift.com/member/StukaFox) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:20:42 -0700

I dunno what it is, but I hope I get to shoot it in a video game REAL soon!

By Goofball_Jones

Goofball_Jones (http://www.videosift.com/member/Goofball_Jones) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:22:54 -0700

Imagine when they build these things better...and they're able to run.

Now imagine a bunch of these things running through the woods like deer....and they're all after YOU.

Sleep well tonight....Skynet is at our doorstep.

By Aemaeth

Aemaeth (http://www.videosift.com/member/Aemaeth) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:47:52 -0700

>> ^xxovercastxx:
Camera tripods have rubber feet that you can retract to expose a metal spike if that works better for you on whatever terrain you're placing it on. (see the first item here) You'd think with all the sensors they've got in this thing, it could extend a spike automatically when it senses it's walking on something slippery.

Ya, I was thinking that too, but they probably wanted to demonstrate the technology, not the practicality. Would it have been so cool if it had snow shoes and walked across?

>> ^rottenseed:
downvote for animal cruelty when he kicks the dog.

UPVOTE for kicking the dog! That was cool to see it recover.

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:17:13 -0700

I'd have to fire at it....

By legacy0100

legacy0100 (http://www.videosift.com/member/legacy0100) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:48:17 -0700

LOL fucking freaky shit LOL

The part where it continuously slips on ice HAS to be *comedy

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:17:59 -0700

Tags for this video have been changed from 'darpa, military, bigdog, big dog, bostondynamics, robot, scary' to 'darpa, military, bigdog, big dog, bostondynamics, robot, scary, skynet' - edited by kulpims