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All the comments and stories posted to Hacker News that reference this video.From the Boston Dynamics YouTube channel:BigDog Weaponized - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptyV1cpE14o
BigDog throwing cinderblocks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvLalY6ubc
It's only a matter of time before it gets a machine-gun or grenade launcher attached.
⬐ mellingSure, and on that day someone will write a story with that headline. As of today, it isn't and the HN title is wrong.⬐ dm2If you run over someone with a vehicle then you are using your vehicle as a weapon, same with throwing a cinderblock or having BigDog kick an enemy.My point was that the headline was technically correct.
I'd be willing to bet that they're absolutely not allowed to show the BigDog or a similar animal-like robot with a machine-gun mounted to it. That's why there was the "teaser" video with the bull horns.
Numerous robots have had machine-guns and grenade launchers attached to them, it would be trivial to attach one to the BigDog platform.
It would be cool to use as a distraction as well. If the BigDog was heavily armored and sent out to draw fire. If the BigDog ran up to an enemy and kicked them or threw a cinderblock at them, that would be a pretty effective weapon (from a psychological and physical standpoint), with no gun required.
Slightly off-topic, but the video of this thing's predecessor, BigDog, is simultaneously fascinating and hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2jvL...