Boston Dynamic's Big Dog

[paul]

Boston Dynamics' has recently released this "BigDog" video which is a hydraulic quadruped robot which can carry up to 340lb load, its look like a niche robot, most amazing thing, it can recovers its balance even after sliding on ice and snow.
youtube.com/watch?v=mmVaLp8icoU&eurl=

[WelshTom]

That's scary! Amazing how it regains balance when kicked

[paul]

I too wonder how it retains strong kick, and walk on rough landscape.

[DPS Computing]

Impressive .