Big Dog Upgrade in Military Style
Boston Dynamics, which showed so far the most advanced four-legged robot Big Dog in 2008, received an order from the American defense industry. In DARPA are ready to spend $ 32 million to increase the load capacity, speed and maneuverability of the robot, as well as to change its name to the Legged Squad Support System (LS3).
Of the tasks set before Boston Dynamics, only quite prosaic are advertised. DARPA wants to increase the weight tolerated by the robot from the current 132 kg to 180 kg, and the range from 20 km to 32 km. Also Big Dog will teach to jump over obstacles, equip with cameras and the GPS module. This is done so that the robot can follow the soldiers automatically, without the need for control by the operator.
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Of the tasks set before Boston Dynamics, only quite prosaic are advertised. DARPA wants to increase the weight tolerated by the robot from the current 132 kg to 180 kg, and the range from 20 km to 32 km. Also Big Dog will teach to jump over obstacles, equip with cameras and the GPS module. This is done so that the robot can follow the soldiers automatically, without the need for control by the operator.
Big Dog Video:
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via gizmodo
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/83070/
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