Alejandro Freixes
Feb 8, 2012
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VIDEO: DARPA robotic horse carries gear for military squads
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed a robotic horse that will alleviate the physical strain and fatigue soldiers experience when they have to carry over 100 pounds of gear. The highly mobile and semi-autonomous four-legged robot is called Legged Squad Support System (LS3) and can perceive obstacles to adjust its path. The LS3 was designed for squad support and thus has a significantly higher carrying capacity than DARPA's earlier mobility technology, BigDog.
5 Comments
Andrei IvanovFeb 9, 2012
What a truly remarkable invention. Those last 10 seconds where you can see the swiveling head coming at you really drive home the point that robotics is just decades away from the realm of Star Wars and, hopefully not, Terminator.
Aurora SterlingFeb 8, 2012
Agreed, Zhi. I can see how it would be useful, but it's eerie.
Zhi PengFeb 8, 2012
Creepy horse.
Alvin SchaefferFeb 8, 2012
Incredible. You can imagine what sorts of robotic horses they'll be inventing 20 years from now.
Richard NoguchiFeb 8, 2012
Ha... this is pretty cool.