Comments on: BigDog’s bipedal brother http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: blackman http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-105051 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:15:35 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-105051 That all good and well, but can it moon walk, lol. That I would like to see.

]]> By: le'chef http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104604 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:07:01 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104604 re: peptidefarmer, subj: evolution

Spot on!
I suspect some sort of evlutionary algorithm is at work behind the scenes here as well.
Can’t hardcode such beauty…

]]> By: random http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104594 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:12:15 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104594 haha PocketBrain, JB.. so true. give it machine guns and lasers and welcome to the battletech universe. i’ve never been so excited about the possible demise of man..

]]> By: Beavis Christ http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104576 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:37:42 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104576 Proof that humans are just around the corner from being destroyed by our own creations. That future is one that seems inevitable.

]]> By: JB http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104573 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:13:26 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104573 Agree with Flint and PocketBrain. I was imagining this thing with a couple of side mounted weapons while I was watching the video :P

]]> By: lee http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104486 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:50:04 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104486 SWEAT to change Temp? How’re you gonna add a line like that and not show it…

]]> By: md http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104449 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:47:10 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104449 YET ANOTHER AT-ST ON HACK A DAY !!! YEAAAAAAAHH

]]> By: Flint http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104446 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:14:10 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104446 Reminds me of the Geckos from MGS4.

]]> By: Pilotgeek http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104408 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:50:03 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104408 Why don’t they just have Gordon Freeman test the hazard suits?

]]> By: PocketBrain http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104379 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:16:35 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104379 Mechwarrior 0.1

]]> By: peptidefarmer http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104377 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:06:52 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104377 mars wrote:

“The only reason humans walk heel-to-toe is because typical shoes have a lot of padding in the heel to protect your leg and foot from damage by the landing impact.”
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Or, you know, that whole evolution business.

]]> By: Paul http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104366 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:46:05 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104366 A room of these running on treadmills would make a sweet art piece

]]> By: Liam http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104362 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:14:40 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104362 @AlmostThere

Actually its probably just as loud as bigdog when its not hooked up the big gantry providing the pressure for the hydraulics. There is a video of big dog hooked up to a similar rig and its virtually silent as well.

]]> By: AlmostThere http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104360 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:06:40 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104360 No where’s near as loud as BigDog!

]]> By: sl http://hackaday.com/2009/10/27/bigdogs-bipedal-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-104358 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:58:36 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=17826#comment-104358 Human feet aren’t replaceable, or made of metal, either.

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