DARPA Spends $10 Million To Make BigDog Stronger And Stealthier

BigDog Walks In The Woods Technically named the LS3, for "Legged Squad Support System. Lance Cpl. M. L. Meier, USMC via Wikimedia Commons BigDog is a cinderblock-hurling robot that shambles like a something out of Lovecraftian horror. DARPA and Boston Dynamics are developing the four-legged robot to go anywhere troops can go on foot, while carrying up to 400 pounds of gear for them. It's basically a donkey, except without a head or any distracting biological needs. Last week, DARPA awarded a $10...