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RIP ‘Laney’, The Dog Who Inspired The Military’s Robot Pooches

3:15PM February 10, 2012 | Noah Shachtman - Wired

Before there was the BigDog — the Pentagon’s remarkably lifelike four-legged robot — there was a German short-haired pointer named Laney. More »

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The Coolest Humanoid Robot Is Not Japanese But American

1:10AM November 1, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This is the new Petman, by our friends at Boston Dynamics, the creators of Big Dog and BigDog 2. It’s like a robotic marine that never gets tired. You tell him to give you a thousand and he’ll do it. More »

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This Is The New Generation Of The Creepiest, Most Awesome Quadruped Robot Ever

12:15AM October 1, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This is AlphaDog, the next generation of BigDog, the creepiest and most awesome quadruped robot of all time. The damn thing is now smarter and can now stand up on its own when it’s down. Like a real horse. More »

RiSE Robot Climbs Poles Like Some Sort of Ferocious Animal

3:00AM May 15, 2009 | Adam Frucci

The Big Dog robot is scary, but at least you know you can get away from it by climbing a tree. Not so with the RiSE robot, which climbs poles with ease.

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