You think THAT's cool, you ought to see the Swiss Army Mule! It can defend itself with a barrage of attachments including knives, giant corkscrews and can shoot toothpicks 100 yards! -WaV
On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 1:44 PM, <mark.al...@l-3com.com> wrote: > Wow, Fritz! That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. > > As an avowed nerd and someone who worked on/with robots several years ago > and with computer and infrared vision now, it amazes me how far the > technology has progressed. > > Watch the video! > > I was especially impressed on how it performed on ice, concrete blocks, and > when that guy tried to kick it over. > > Truly amazing! > > > Thanks for posting it. > > Mark > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryins.com] > *Sent:* Mon 7/28/2008 11:26 AM > *To:* o...@texascavers.com > *Cc:* Jenny Holt > *Subject:* [ot_caving] FW: Army Mechanical Mule > > This most interesting post was sent to me by a life-long friend and > retired US Army major with whom I recently became re-acquainted. I also find > it interesting that the rear legs are like a person walking forward and the > front legs like the action of walking backwards. > > Fritz > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Guy Heath [mailto:hea...@satx.rr.com] > *Sent:* Sunday, July 27, 2008 12:46 PM > *To:* ; > *Subject:* Army Mechanical Mule > > > > Now this is downright scarey!!!!!!!! > > http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=BigDog >
