# BigDog: Awesomely Creepy and Cool **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705 "2008-03-17T21:45:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/1 "2008-03-17T21:45:23Z")
This is freaking my shit out (SFW)… > **[New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It's Spooky](https://gizmodo.com/new-video-of-bigdog-quadruped-robot-is-so-stunning-its-368651)** > > Update: If you were amazed by this, don't miss the hilarious spoof. It's even better. Boston Dynamics keeps working on their BigDog quadruped robot, which will probably grow to be the future AT-AT of the Pentagon. Its evolution since the last time we... ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/2 "2008-03-17T21:50:13Z")
It’s like a giant 4-foot fly lost two of its legs and is seeking its sweet, buzzing revenge. Just imagine a thousand of those coming after you. :shudder: ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/3 "2008-03-17T22:06:35Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] It’s like a giant 4-foot fly lost two of its legs and is seeking its sweet, buzzing revenge. [/QUOTE] Exactly what I thought, and someone also plucked off its wings. But I guess it wouldn’t buzz without wings. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/4 "2008-03-17T22:18:22Z")
Man, that’s incredible. The uses for something like that are staggering. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/5 "2008-03-17T22:33:17Z")
Fahrenheit 451 ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/6 "2008-03-17T22:38:14Z")
Wow. I think I’m going to have nightmares about that thing. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/7 "2008-03-17T22:40:44Z")
It looks like a pretty _Intelligent Design_… ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/8 "2008-03-17T22:53:20Z")
[QUOTE=Ogre] Man, that’s incredible. The uses for something like that are staggering. [/QUOTE] Polo! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/9 "2008-03-17T23:18:08Z")
I hear BattleBots is coming back to TV… Pretty impressive balance control, especially the servo response times. Can it stop/stand still? Too bad a small explosive device thrown into its underbelly takes down the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/10 "2008-03-18T00:31:04Z")
That wins top honors for the most impressive thing I have seen this month. The development cost seems very cheap for what it is too. I have no idea what you actually do with one but I know for a fact that my redneck brother will be first in line for a hunting permit when they set them loose. I’ll be damned if I know how to field dress one though. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/11 "2008-03-18T00:48:50Z")
And they say _Star Trek_ inspired invention. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/12 "2008-03-18T01:41:41Z")
Impresive. The way it slips on the ice and then gets up… I didn’t realise for some time that it was actually carrying bags of stuff for weight. I presume they’re trying for a packbot. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/13 "2008-03-18T02:32:38Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] I’ll be damned if I know how to field dress one though. [/QUOTE] Light Saber. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/14 "2008-03-18T03:07:29Z")
Man, the part where it was slipping on the ice was just creepy. My co-worker’s comment was “They’ve got a pair of Mummenschanz in there!” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/15 "2008-03-18T03:17:55Z")
[QUOTE=Sublight] “They’ve got a pair of Mummenschanz in there!” [/QUOTE] I thought it was going to be guys in a suit and from the onion. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/16 "2008-03-18T04:22:50Z")
The part where it was hoping, and not landing on the white lines and then clearing the area marked in yellow was pretty damn impressive. I want to dress as Jesus and ride one next Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/17 "2008-03-18T13:14:28Z")
I wonder what kind of sensory apparatus it uses. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/18 "2008-03-18T13:55:55Z")
That is cool and freaky. When the guy kicked it on the parking lot, I expected the thing to respond by eating him. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/19 "2008-03-18T14:14:07Z")
I have no idea why, but I kinda feel bad for it. It looks like a wounded bug-deer. Especially when the guy kicked it. But then I realized, it must eat babies. ---
**Author:** ![CateAyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@CateAyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CateAyo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705/20 "2008-03-18T15:20:37Z")
It verily prances, doesn’t it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigdog-awesomely-creepy-and-cool/441705.md?page=2)