Like the dawn of artificial intelligence, the arrival of the BigDog robot -- the most advanced robot on the planet -- creeps people out. On YouTube, where videos of the robot performing maneuvers that ...

Dogs get all the credit for being loyal, tuned-in protectors… and then you run into one who looks at “home security” and ...

If you thought the U.S. Army's BigDog robot was scary before, then get a load of what it can do now. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts ...

Boston Dynamics' BigDog may have already been replaced by the beefier LS3, but that doesn't mean it's totally obsolete. Today the company unveiled a version of the quadruped equipped with an arm where ...

The goal of the U.S. Army’s BigDog program is to develop four-legged robots capable of following soldiers across any kind of terrain. Roughly the size of a large dog or small mule, the robot is ...

About two years ago, DARPA and Boston Dynamics unveiled the gigantic and strange-looking BigDog, a quadruped robot that was intended to be a pack mule of sorts and engineered to walk on any type of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. BigDog is a cinderblock-hurling robot that shambles like a something ...

Boston Dynamics' BigDog rough-terrain robot just got even more terrifying, with the addition of a front-mounted arm that lets it toss around cinderblocks like soda cans. To get the job done, the ...

Those following the evolution of quadrupedal assist robots will recognize the specimen seen above as a relative of BigDog. This is AlphaDog, one of the latest prototypes in Boston Dynamics’ Legged ...

You remember BigDog, don’t you? It’s that loud all-terrain prototype robot quadruped that peopled your dreams with Terminator-esque nightmares when you saw the video. DARPA just awarded a $32 million ...