17 Responses:

1. taskboy3000 says:

   13 years ago at 6:26 pm

   JWZ, stop showing footage of the robots that will kill me in my sleep.

   I like burlesque show pics better.

   • morbid_curious says:

     13 years ago at 10:48 pm

     This might help you sleep easy:
     http://bigdogrobotvideos.com/2010/02/05/littledog-outtakes/

     • artlung says:

       13 years ago at 12:28 pm

       America's Funniest Quadrapedal Robotic Home Videos

     • lionsphil says:

       13 years ago at 7:42 am

       I do like the way it timidly steps across the pegs, readjusting foot position to get them centred.

       Also, with such brain-damaged-puppy antics, clearly Sony need to license this advanced technology for the next generation of Aibos.

       • luserspaz says:

         13 years ago at 6:48 am

         Seriously, I look forward to seeing "Lil' Dog" in stores in time for a future Christmas. If they could put that technology in an Aibo form factor they would sell millions of them. Actually, I look forward to the press release where they figure out that selling toys is more profitable than selling crap to the government.

   • pavel_lishin says:

     13 years ago at 11:31 am

     Oh, you'll be fully awake.

2. rodgerd says:

   13 years ago at 6:32 pm

   Cooking bacteria from scratch, armed drones, walking learning robots (funded by DARPA).

   It's like no-one in the field of science reads any science fiction at all.

   • taskboy3000 says:

     13 years ago at 7:16 pm

     Remember how scary Daleks were when you first saw them? But you knew that in a pinch, you'd be safe from them once you located a staircase.

     With this robodog/baygen radio, there is no escape.

     I hope there's enough booze in the house tonight to get to me to sleep.

     • jabberwokky says:

       13 years ago at 7:49 pm

       Daleks don't climb stairs; they flatten buildings.

     • rodgerd says:

       13 years ago at 9:15 pm

       See, that's why I always rated Cybermen above Daleks. Legs, dammit.

     • skreidle says:

       13 years ago at 9:33 am

       ...until you learn that Daleks can fly, and you're still fucked. :)

   • morbid_curious says:

     13 years ago at 10:49 pm

     Bah. Where do you think they get all their ideas from?

     • calmingshoggoth says:

       13 years ago at 5:30 am

       Surely things won't go wrong this time, that was just fiction.

3. lafinjack says:

   13 years ago at 7:48 pm
4. emeb says:

   13 years ago at 9:17 pm

   eerie - want.

   also - like the music:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqA9GOfXGuc

5. baconmonkey says:

   13 years ago at 9:58 pm

   and how long before that can be out there killing the enemies of our Empire?

6. akawil says:

   13 years ago at 7:20 pm

   I think I would be more appreciative if it looked more like a dog and less (despite its quadripedia) like a cockroach.