Boston Dynamics, a Waltham, MA-based robotics company with funding from DARPA, has created what they're calling "the most advanced quadruped robot on Earth". The robot, named BigDog, weighs 170lbs and can carry loads of 340lbs. A recent video of BigDog in action shows it operating in several different terrain conditions, including an icy surface. Do you think you can kick this bad boy over if he comes to attack you? Think again! The video shows a guy trying to kick him over with full-force and it doesn't even knock him down! (When you're finished watching that, check out this video for a funny spoof.)
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