2nd March 2013

BigDog robot gains new abilities

Boston Dynamics, creators of BigDog, have released a new video. The robot is shown handling heavy objects, using the strength of its legs and torso to power the motions of a front arm attachment. The main purpose of this extra limb is to help soldiers pick up and carry heavy loads, but there's much potential for other uses. Chris Melhuish, director of Bristol Robotics Laboratory, told the BBC: "I think the potential is enormous: from pets, to robots that are going to help you move your shopping, to robots on building sites that move bricks from one place to another, following a bricklayer around."

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