BigDog
n., quadruped.Boston Dynamics, United States, 2005. The gasoline-engined pack mule whose recovery from a kick announced the legged-robot age. Retired.
Funded by DARPA as a robotic pack mule, BigDog carried 150 kilograms across mud and snow behind a two-stroke engine's scream. The 2008 video of it recovering from a kick introduced the world to dynamic legged balance.
- Payload
- approx. 150 kg
- Pace
- approx. 6.4 km/h
- Engine
- two-stroke gasoline
See also Atlas (hydraulic), Atlas (electric).