thisistheverge: BigDog ‘mule’ robot wreaks havoc with herculean throwing arm 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 240-pound quadruped uses the same approach as human athletes, recruiting the strength in its legs and torso to power the throw. Just make sure you’re not standing right in front when it says, “Fetch!”

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BigDog ‘mule’ robot wreaks havoc with herculean throwing arm

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 240-pound quadruped uses the same approach as human athletes, recruiting the strength in its legs and torso to power the throw.

Just make sure you’re not standing right in front when it says, “Fetch!”

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    /SQUEAL BigDog I LOVE YOUUU AKFHG;AKJHG;AJEHF;PGAIHRDG
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    Thank you science for developing everyone’s favourite robot buddy from half-life 2! Now make a gravity gun so we can...
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    We need to know where this thing stands on Asimov’s Three Laws.
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    Just make sure you’re not standing right...front when it says, “Fetch!”
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    No thank you.
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