Robo-dog

verdigojunky · 08-19-2008, 09:04 AM

The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth
BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.
BigDog has an on-board computer that controls locomotion, servos the legs and handles a wide variety of sensors. BigDog’s control system manages the dynamics of its behavior to keep it balanced, steer, navigate, and regulate energetics as conditions vary. Sensors for locomotion include joint position, joint force, ground contact, ground load, a laser gyroscope, and a stereo vision system. Other sensors focus on the internal state of BigDog, monitoring the hydraulic pressure, oil temperature, engine temperature, rpm, battery charge and others.
In separate trials, BigDog runs at 4 mph, climbs slopes up to 35 degrees, walks across rubble, and carries a 340 lb load.

BigDog is being developed by Boston Dynamics with the goal of creating robots that have rough-terrain mobility that can take them anywhere on Earth that people and animals can go. The program is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA).

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verdigojunky · 08-19-2008, 09:08 AM

This thing can run jump and climb hills and rubble. They kick the thing and it catches its self before it falls. Plus it slips on a patch of ice and still don't fall. Its freaky to watch, but go to youtube and type Bigdog or robo dog and watch the videos.

Monster · 08-19-2008, 10:05 AM

Thanks mate for the post, this stuff is pretty insane, I will do some more reading for this, do you have the link for the original article?

verdigojunky · 08-19-2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Monster

Thanks mate for the post, this stuff is pretty insane, I will do some more reading for this, do you have the link for the original article?

It was the official web sight for Boston Dynamics:

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Hypersonic · 08-19-2008, 12:27 PM

Totally cool

The Diva · 08-19-2008, 05:16 PM

Great post!

thanks for sharing

08-19-2008, 09:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
verdigojunky Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 23 My Mood: Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Robo-dog The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight. BigDog has an on-board computer that controls locomotion, servos the legs and handles a wide variety of sensors. BigDog’s control system manages the dynamics of its behavior to keep it balanced, steer, navigate, and regulate energetics as conditions vary. Sensors for locomotion include joint position, joint force, ground contact, ground load, a laser gyroscope, and a stereo vision system. Other sensors focus on the internal state of BigDog, monitoring the hydraulic pressure, oil temperature, engine temperature, rpm, battery charge and others. In separate trials, BigDog runs at 4 mph, climbs slopes up to 35 degrees, walks across rubble, and carries a 340 lb load. BigDog is being developed by Boston Dynamics with the goal of creating robots that have rough-terrain mobility that can take them anywhere on Earth that people and animals can go. The program is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA). - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

08-19-2008, 09:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
verdigojunky Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 23 My Mood: Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Robo-dog This thing can run jump and climb hills and rubble. They kick the thing and it catches its self before it falls. Plus it slips on a patch of ice and still don't fall. Its freaky to watch, but go to youtube and type Bigdog or robo dog and watch the videos.

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Monster Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,179 My Mood: Thanks: 403 Thanked 315 Times in 225 Posts	Re: Robo-dog Thanks mate for the post, this stuff is pretty insane, I will do some more reading for this, do you have the link for the original article?

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Hypersonic Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,590 My Mood: Thanks: 1,063 Thanked 881 Times in 538 Posts	Re: Robo-dog Totally cool

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The Diva Master Shopper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 864 My Mood: Thanks: 861 Thanked 764 Times in 380 Posts Blog Entries: 2	Re: Robo-dog Great post! thanks for sharing

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