Gizmodo
If you thought Humanity was damned after watching the latest BigDog quadruped robot, prepare to loot the nearest supermarket and run for the hills, because this video of the beta version of BigDog will leave you in awe. And probably make you wet your pants like some of the best Monty Python skits. Peter Furia (who I hope is Nick's cousin and works at SHIELD) sent us the exclusive high resolution footage this morning and told us the story behind it.
If you thought Humanity was damned after watching the latest Jesús Díaz: WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS SACRED AND GOOD IS THIS?
Peter Furia: The BigDog Beta itself is Beau and me in black tights and turtlenecks.
JD: Why?
PF: This video was just for fun, as was our popular music video "Mac or PC" but Seedwell is our newly created viral marketing company. It was co-founded by David Fine, Beau Lewis and myself. We produce content both for fun and for hire. We are also currently working on viral video campaigns for several other companies, and look forward to working with more and more companies as the demand for creative, viral content increases.
I don't know about their other videos, but if they are this good, these guys are gold. Let's see how viral this one gets.
If you want to contact Peter to hire Seedwell, contact him via email
Comments
soylent green is people!
Holy crap! You folks are killing me today!
After watching so many videos about that bot the parody was absolutely, awesomely PERFECT!
The kick, the park bench, THE SWING??
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY WORK DONE HERE TODAY?????
Oh man Gizmodo rocks.
Now let me see about these TPS reports...
A silly robot video that almost no one knows about now has a parody video.
Well, by all means, let's print the t shirts up now
Things humans are better at than robots:
- Swings
- Humping
- Pooping
Yeah, we're boned.
Where technology and mind altering drugs meet.
ha ha ha, good stuff. a simultaneous fire hydrant peeing would have made a nice addition, but i'll take it as is.
Watch the part after the kick just as "it" is about to fall. It looks like a "human" arm comes out to catch itself.
That means BigDog is one of the early cultural phenomenon of this century - well done guys.
When you get characterized, you have stuck, it joins the Stanley desert car and the Azimo. We'll look back on this like we look back on the very early cars in 10 years.
Look at the part after "it" has been kicked and is about to fall. It looks like a "human" arm comes out to try and catch itself. Is this just a crook of bull?
LMFAO my ass is now on the floor. thanks for bringing the laughs!
Now that's stupid.
Hilarious!
@Julien321: Errr...it's a spoof
@Julien321: You are kidding, right? Although I have to say that I suspect the real one are also two guys in black spandex.
@Julien321: just so you know that 'girlfriend' yesterday - was really a robot.
This is the best video ever made by humans.
Holy crap I just pissed myself. Most hilarious thing ever (in context of course).
i scanned the comments quickly and surprisingly didnt see any of the following words
sophmoric
moronic
stupid
ridiculous
great video anyway!
That was hilarious. So many people make movies -- so many people fail. These guys did excellent.
Can anyone please shut down the internet now that it brought up the most funny video ever? Thanks. I can't stop watching this.
This is great, very funny.
I'd like to see them make more videos and continue the dog behavior angle, plus more dancing.
I can see a reenactment of the the impressive ice-slippage scene being a real knee-slapper. Take the BigDog beta to the ice-skating rink.
wahahahaha! oh my god! this is so retarded.. i want one..!
@mtopper: How about
pretentious and supercilious?
This video is tits!
f'ing hilarious
@mtopper: I think the adjective you were looking for is GENIOUS. This is worthy of Monty Python.
That was stupendous. The swing part was just awesome, lol.
Hilarious! Awesome, stupid, ridiculous.....maybe, but adding the highly annoying buzzing sound effect of the real one was stellar. Going over the logs.......trying to go "up" the hill....funny shite!
The swing was the best part for me. But overall, fantastic!
Nice touch with crapping out the VHS at the end and burying it. lol
when that guy kicked them... holy crap, i friggin lost it. hilarious.
Instant classic! I like how they mimic the hot-coals-under-the-feet thing.
That was awesome! I know everyone around me is wondering what I'm laughing at! They just won't get it..
i love the part where it waves its 'face' at the ladies on the bench. or was i the only one really paying that much attention to a man's but in tight tights?
*butt
this gets an automatic emmy, golden globe and cover on time magazine
i just got fired for laughing my fucking head off ..... thats the funniest thing i,ve seen since i saw the mum in law wipe her ass with a cheese grater
I was just waiting for this kind of video to pop up. Love the kick and tumble.
I only made it 10 seconds into the thing before I had to turn it off. There's no way I can laugh like a maniac down here in the cubicle farm so early in the morning. This is like Mummenshanz meets Blue Man Group meets DEVO.
@GiltProto: you nailed it!
Best. Parody. EVER.
Ha! What a way to start a day. The kick's hilarious!
@GiltProto: I came in early just for this. I just didn't realize it at the time.
I didn't even know what was being parodied and it was a riot.
I laughed. That is good.
Shit, i was scared that the Robot Dog was going to be the start of the end with robots taking over. Now i'm even more scared because it means that humans will soon rise up and control us all!
Great way to get the scary image of the real BigDog out of my head.
When was this video posted?
I believe Attack of the Show on G4 already did this parody a week ago, and now someone else is trying to take credit for it...
Deserves some kind of "If You Can't Run With the Big Dogs, Stay on the Porch" award.
Physical Comedy Spoofing at it's BEST!
YES! This is a great spoof!
@Jesus Diaz:
PSSST.... some grammar nazis are grumbling in the shadows about "GENIOUS".
@ANoel: Obviously, I'm not one. In spanish, genius is genio. Hence the confusion, sorry.
This video had the whole office cracking up... well done!
@ANoel:
Et tu, Anoel??
I never would have pegged you to be on the grammar police wagon.....
I love to learn stuff like this. Thanks!
If "Genio" also can mean in Spanish, a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry, thanks for chill non-genio reply.
@Out2gtcha:
... just sayin', Brute, just sayin'.
btw... it's "ANoel" not "Anoel".
Let me be the first to assure you that you were not the only one, although I don't know if you were paying attention for the same reason I was... ;)
Yes, yes, YES!
Funniest video ever......WELL DONE...
@Julien321
F'n hilarious comment.
@ANoel:
I stand corrected. Apologies all around. :)
Ah, good times.
I always did think that the BigDog looked like two guys, facing each other, carrying a couch.
Now my vision has been realized.
hahahaha
so i definitely started watching this without reading the article. And everytime i see the big dog video i always think it resembles two people walking like this. and right when the guy kicked the 'robot' i realized what it was.
and now, i am dying of laughter.