Noah Shachtman
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Video: Robotic Pack Mule Hits the Streets

We don’t like to play favorites here in the DANGER ROOM — especially when it comes to biomorphic robots. But, like nerds everywhere, we bow down before the BigDog, the eerily life-like mechanical pack mule. So, naturally, we’re beyond excited to present this latest video of the ‘bot in action… this time on city streets. […]

We don't like to play favorites here in the DANGER ROOM – especially when it comes to biomorphic robots. But, like nerds everywhere, we bow down before the BigDog, the eerily life-like mechanical pack mule. So, naturally, we're beyond excited to present this latest video of the 'bot in action... this time on city streets.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=&hl=en

As you've (hopefully) figured out by now, it's a gag. Gizmodo's Jesús Díaz interviews the film-makers:

Jesús Díaz: WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS SACRED AND GOOD IS THIS?
Peter Furia: The BigDog Beta itself is Beau and me in black tights and turtlenecks.

JD: Why?
PF: This video was just for fun, as was our popular music video "Mac or
PC" but Seedwell is our newly created viral marketing company. It was co-founded by David Fine, Beau Lewis and myself. We produce content both for fun and for hire. We are also currently working on viral video campaigns for several other companies, and look forward to working with more and more companies as the demand for creative, viral content increases.

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(Big ups: CA)