Boston Dynamics BigDog Walks on Ice, Snow and Rubble
olinerd · Demo · 3 min · 2008 · YouTube title: Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)
Why it's here
HN returns to it as the classic jaw-dropping demo of legged robots handling rough terrain, and as a historical marker for how long such robots have existed.
What it covers
Boston Dynamics' March 2008 video of BigDog, a four-legged robot, walking on ice and snow, climbing rubble and recovering from slips and kicks.