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Mover over Big Dog - here comes the robot Petman

Move over Big Dog – here comes the humanoid robot Petman in video action

Monday, Apr 8, 2013Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 - by Pete Railton - Leave a Comment

The weird and often sinister-looking robotic creations of Boston Dynamics have been scaring the hell out of us for years, and the lab has now developed a humanoid robot, known as Petman.

Big Dog robot gains powerful, rock-throwing arm, fuels many more nightmares

Monday, Mar 4, 2013Monday, Mar 4, 2013 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

We’ve been watching the continuing development of Boston Dynamics’ extra-weird four-legged robot BigDog with a mix of awe and dread.

Nightmare-inducing DARPA Big Dog robot follows its master through the woods

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

It’s the creepiest all-walkin’, all shufflin’ robo-futuristic machine we’ve ever seen, but there’s something about this half dog/half-horse mad machine that we sort of like.