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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.