Big Dog Robot

Posted on 01/10/2009 Filed under: Science

I had no idea that robot­ics was get­ting to this level. It’s amaz­ing how animal-like this robot is. When it’s slip­ping on the ice you almost feel sorry for it.

3 Comments

  1. Daniel says:

    Posted on 01/10/2009 at 9:46 pm

    Karl, that is seri­ously one of the most amaz­ing things I have ever seen

  2. stephanie lee-adama says:

    Posted on 01/11/2009 at 5:56 pm

    youre back on the bloggy!
    can we get one of those robots next year so i dont have to take the bus to class — i can just ride the super cute horse.dog robot thing?!?!!!

  3. Adam Polselli says:

    Posted on 02/23/2009 at 2:09 am

    I’ve watched this video a num­ber of times, but could never put my fin­ger on what exactly irked me when the robot slips on the ice. I think you nailed it: I almost feel sorry for it when it slips. My reac­tion is, of course, awe, but also a bit of… dis­gust? I think it’s the uncanny val­ley com­ing into play. The way it tries to stay on its feet is exactly like that of a real, liv­ing ani­mal. How­ever, its phys­i­cal appear­ance betrays any con­cep­tions of it being alive. The result, it seems, is not a good one. Still, this robot blows my mind.

    By the way, I LOVE your site. The design, the con­tent, every­thing. I just stayed up way too late read­ing a bunch of your posts and explor­ing some of your links. Watched the first part of “Grow­ing Up in the Uni­verse” and plan on fin­ish­ing it when I have time.

    Also, based on some of the art you’ve shared, I think you’d really like the work of Syd Mead. His stuff is bril­liant. The man’s cre­ativ­ity and imag­i­na­tion never cease to amaze me. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=syd+mead

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