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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    but all you have to do to disable it is flip it over!
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    Image of Nick Denton Nick Denton
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    Isn't the most interesting thing about this report the suggested use of Big Dog? Military robots are supposed to be bristling with armaments, Terminators in the making. But the likely first use of this device is as a 21st century packhorse: to shoulder some of the heavy modern equipment that modern infantrymen have to lug around with them.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    You know, if a robot is actually wandering around physically, I don't think you're still able to say "it just may be the stuff of science fiction".


    In conclusion: that army guy is stupid.

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    Image of Sora57 is rendering Sora57 is rendering
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    The way it moves it's feet while in one spot makes it looks like it needs to pee.


    Also, couldn't this be easily defeated by strategically released marbles?

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    Image of JawzX2: Hoon The Earth @ www.cafepress.com/jawzx2 JawzX2: Hoon The Earth @ www.cafepress.com/jawzx2
    02/26/09

    @Sora57: watch the original video (linked in the artical) to see it thwart all attempts to make it fall including ice and a good swift kick.
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    Image of Sora57 is rendering Sora57 is rendering
    02/26/09

    @JawzX2: Yes, I saw the swift kick in the video, but a tidal wave of marbles would be much more effective.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    Who's the dog now man, or something like that..


    Very cool. Now just throw a 6 shot surface-to-air rocket launcher on it's back and and a way for the soldiers to operate with an Xbox...

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    Image of citizen024 citizen024
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    they call this amazing?, I'll take a yak or camel,(just put kevlar on em and they'll be just as durable).
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    Image of Noah Mayer Noah Mayer
    02/26/09

    @citizen024: I would like to agree, but I doubt soldiers want to worry about feeding, cleaning, and housing a real animal. Once they get this thing running on silent methanol (or JP8?) fuel cells and able to spring as fast as soldiers, it will be a set-and-forget kind of deal.


    I can imagine in the future smaller 2 legged versions for each soldier. That would be cute, bunch of tiny 2 legged robots following each soldier around like dogs.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/26/09

    @Noah Mayer: You need to worry about feeding, cleaning and housing robots too.
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    Image of Sora57 is rendering Sora57 is rendering
    02/26/09

    @citizen024: I agree with the others about feeding/cleaning, but also this thing can presumably supply the nearby soldiers with data its collecting (visuals) and be armed to fire weapons when conditions allow. Also a loud noise (explosion) might startle a yak into running way. The positives for Yaks are: they are much more stealthy right now and they can keep you warm on those cold, lonely nights. Not that I know that, I just assume. Really.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    Ok people - get it out of your system. Insert all terminator jokes here:
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    Image of Samifumi Samifumi
    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    Looks like a mini-AT-AT, but then again, I'm sure that observation has already been made.
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    Image of CrispyAardvark CrispyAardvark
    02/26/09

    @Samifumi:


    I'd love one of the developers to make a carboard AT-AT "costume" for it, just for a laugh. It's probably not far off scale from the Snow Speeder toys. Now if only those were radio control we could have a scale Hoth re-enactment!

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    02/26/09

    @CrispyAardvark: You could also paint it gold and add a iPod dock to it!
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    02/26/09

    In reply to Big Dog Army Robot Will Change the Face of War Forever
    Just have it run at the enemy, and make all the noise it wants. If they are anything like my cats and my Roomba, they will come to look at it, then run away when it comes at them. Strap some bacon to it, point it towards the enemy, and hit the forward button.
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