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RIMPAC 2014 has already brought jets and nighttime helicopter flights over the islands. They've also been testing out a robotic animal called the Big Dog. I'm not sure which island hosted the test for this critter, but after watching the video I'll take the nighttime chopper flights over my neighborhood rather than see this thing walking through the underbrush:
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-...1604647456
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Didn't google buy that company out?
I wonder what that means for the development of big dog,
And where they are going with it.development wise.
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Big Dog is being field tested by the Marines and the Marine base is on Oahu. KITV doesn't give the location but the video appears to show areas of Oahu. The autonomous vehicle development is advancing rapidly.
http://www.kitv.com/news/new-weapons-of-...ue#!beTqeU
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Yeah, that thing is freaky ! Been checking it out for a while now ... I would love to see it live.
Thats in person, not "live"
At least put a head on it .. LOL !
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"Big Dog" is a multi purpose drone. It can perform non-lethal crowd control, could be modified for rescue operations as well as an excellent military grade unit, so adaptable.
I'm so glad google got it's hands on it and not just the military. It will do great things in the near future
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