This Week In Bots: Dogs Of War

Alpha Dog: Goes “Hi Ho,” Romps Over Hills If you’re any sort of fan of robotics, you’ll know about Boston Dynamics’ Big Dog and Alpha Dog–research prototype robots that will be used to inform the design of a genuine military support quadruped robot. Now DARPA has just taken Alpha Dog out into the wild to put it through some grueling tests: The tests include hauling 400 pounds of cargo over 20 miles during a 24-hour window without needing refueling–exactly the sort of automated troop-following tasks that will make its military-grade offspring incredibly useful in what may be a surprisingly small number of years.

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This Week In Bots: Dogs Of War