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Offline xbrit

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Robotic dog
« on: September 12, 2012, 12:08:20 PM »
Not sure if this had already been shown but it looks interesting.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19567351

Offline gyrene81

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Re: Robotic dog
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2012, 12:14:20 PM »
that is not a dog...it can't lick it's own butt.

thing looks like some sort of crippled hog/horse hybrid...with all the government funding they get they can't do better than that? hell the japanese toy makers did a better job...

« Last Edit: September 12, 2012, 12:16:08 PM by gyrene81 »
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Re: Robotic dog
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2012, 12:18:01 PM »
that is not a dog...it can't lick it's own butt.

thing looks like some sort of crippled hog/horse hybrid...with all the government funding they get they can't do better than that? hell the japanese toy makers did a better job...

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But can that Japanese version go for 20 miles with a 400lb load?

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Re: Robotic dog
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2012, 12:42:42 PM »
When I first saw it under development a few years ago they were calling it a robotic mule.

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