 A pair of BigDog robots | |
| Manufacturer | Boston Dynamics, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Harvard University Concord Field Station |
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| Year of creation | 2005—2010 |
| Derived from | MIT LegLab (1984—1999) |
| Replaced by | Legged Squad Support System |
| Website | www |
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BigDog is a dynamically stable quadruped military robot platform that was created in 2005 by Boston Dynamics with the Harvard University Concord Field Station.[1] It was funded by DARPA, but the project was shelved after the BigDog's gas engine was deemed too loud for combat.[2]
- ^ "BigDog - The Most Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot on Earth". Boston Dynamics. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ^ Degeler, Andrii (December 29, 2015). "Marines' LS3 robotic mule is too loud for real-world combat". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2016.