Boston Dynamics' BigDog Video Spawns Parodies
Then, earlier this month, after getting the proper approvals from DARPA (the Dept. of Defense agency funding the project), the BigDog video appeared on YouTube. It has since amassed almost four million views. Here it is:
Now, parodies and mash-ups are cropping up everywhere... a sure sign that Boston Dynamics, headquartered in Waltham, has achieved not just technical success (they call BigDog "the most advanced quadruped robot on earth"), but viral video success.
Two of the better ones:
Labels: BigDog, Boston Dynamics, Marc Raibert, robotics, YouTube