Meet the BIGDog! A mechanical mutt that does more than snare Frisbees and irrigate fire hydrants. It totes hundreds of pounds of gear so soldiers wont have to, and it will never spook under fire. It is also known as the worlds most ambitious legged robot. It can also handle the unknown challenges of the battlefield. More stories after the break, you will be amaze.

The Great Dane–size bot can trot more than three miles an hour, climb inclines of up to 45 degrees, and carry up to 120 pounds—even in rough terrain impenetrable to wheeled or tracked vehicles. The Great Dane–size bot can trot more than three miles an hour, climb inclines of up to 45 degrees, and carry up to 120 pounds—even in rough terrain impenetrable to wheeled or tracked vehicles.

Each of the robots aluminum legs has three joints that the computer can reposition 500 times a second using hydraulic actuators. And the robo-rover has eyes: It sports a stereo camera and laser scanner mounted where the head would go, if it had a head. For now, the robot is remote-controlled, but future versions will come unleashed, able to make intelligent decisions about their course without guidance from humans. The more powerful, autonomous BigDog will be ready for battle within the next eight years.

Can you imagine what kind of high-tech dog is it? Its almost-complete-full-freaking dog which will be send to war in the near future. Its almost the same as robotcop. Hundred if pounds and fire proof? Gosh! Honestly, if i met this kind of dog out in the battlefield, i would run rather than shooting it down.

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[Via LiveScience]