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The Pentagon bailed because the bigdog project just wasn't practical[1]. The large version was too noisy for use on the battlefield, and the small version was t
by stupidcar 11y ago
The Pentagon bailed because the bigdog project just wasn't practical[1]. The large version was too noisy for use on the battlefield, and the small version was too weak to do useful work.
It seems like Google are bailing on BD for much the same reason: Their tech works, but it doesn't actually solve any practical problem that Google have, and isn't close to producing any independent, sellable product.
[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35201183 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35201183