

BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal's, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight. For more life-like robot video clips, information and photo, please visit http://ROBORAMA.info
The short film, directed by Andy Morahan, shows a family enjoying a day on a beach, filmed for posterity by the father. An ever-louder roar breaks the tranquillity, and the hand-held camera pans to the sky to track a jumbo jet heading directly towards a nuclear facility just a few hundred metres away.
A remake in Lego of the 'Camelot' musical number from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, This short was commisioned by John Goldstone for the special edition DVD release of the film
Will Wright talking at the Game Developer's Conference about 'Spore', which looks like it could possibly be the best video game ever.
This car has been modded so that it has two drivers and both sets of wheels can turn. Crazy!
CBS ran an incredibly powerful story tonight that brings you to your feet and just keeps on giving each and every minute into it. Jason McElwain, an autistic high school basketball team member in Rochester NY, served as the coach's assistant and spirit leader for several years. On the final game of the season the coach let him finally put on a jersey with the rest of the team. Watch what happens then... CBS Evening News, Feb 23, This is one of those rare stories that makes you drop everything and share it with everybody.
Amazing video where two giant hands use cars and people running along a roundabout like vynils and buttons, making scratchings. Very good work
Someone went through a lot of trouble to very accurately depict the Simpsons intro with real life actors.
Japanese variety show featuring team of puppeteers doing a Matrix style ping pong match.
One of the best things I've ever seen in my life. Scaling buildings, wall jumps, two-story back flips in Russian projects. Very well edited too.
This video left me speechless. It is seriously the most amazing thing I've ever seen and completely worth each and every of its five minutes. "What began as a friendly rivalry between two effects artists explodes off TheForce.Net's FanFilms Forum and into the real world in a lightsaber battle royale. Originally created for the forum's lightsaber choreography competition, this fight to the death will decide once and for all who is truly most skilled with a saber. There can be only one." Higher res version here. (via Rocketboom)