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They tried marketing a similar system for military applications. The military refused it because it was too noisy. [1] The Police may have similar concerns. [1
by zitterbewegung 8y ago
They tried marketing a similar system for military applications. The military refused it because it was too noisy. [1] The Police may have similar concerns.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/30/us-marines-reject-bigdog-robot-boston-dynamics-ls3-too-noisy https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/30/us-marine...
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoThe Big Dog has an internal combustion engine (what I take to be an electrical generator) that is about as loud as a chainsaw[1]. SpotMini makes servo noises, but it's all-electric, and quite a bit less noisy. 1: https://youtu.be/cNZPRsrwumQ https://youtu.be/cNZPRsrwumQ
- imglorp 8y agoNah. If they're chasing a bad guy out of a building, this is great stuff: just like a barking K-9 officer, bad guy will either run or surrender. With a little armor, he won't be able to shoot it. And with some simple kind of IFF (infrared coded beacon maybe?) you could keep cops out of its sights.
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