Big Dog

BIG DOG the dog robot

With a 2.5 feet tall and 240 lbs weigh, this robot can travel 12.8 miles without stopping to refuel. Its dynamics are very close to a dog's movement, which gives it the ability to travel into every place humans and animals can go. This robot is a real combination and strong relation between mechanics, dynamics, electronics and informatics. In several years, this kind of robots can be used as a transportation mode in jungles, deserts, mountains etc.. It can be used for rescue missions. But like other transportation systems, robots must respect ISO norms. These norms are applied to the used material, to the embedded software, to the whole development and construction phases. Testing and validation is a large phase in a product's life cycle. This validation phase is more complex if the product is related directly or indirectly to human's or animal's health. Decades ago, enviromental issues has obtained lots of norms, therefore, all current products must be enviroment friendly.
This is a video that i found on youtube for the BIG DOG robot created by BOSTON DYNAMICS,it's a very intresting video to watch