The Boston Dynamics Big Dog is only the up-to-the-minute in a farseeing line of semi - self-governing cargo carriers develop for the US military . Back in the former 1960 ’s , GE unveiled the Big Dog ’s spiritual precursor : a mammoth mechanical pack mule strong enough to push Jeeps around like Matchbox auto .
Developed in 1965 by GE applied scientist Ralph Mosher and dubbed the “ Cybernetic humanlike Machine ” ( or CAM ) , this 3,000 - pound data-based behemoth was designed for the same purpose as the Big Dog : to bear arduous equipment for infantry force over rocky terrain .
As you may see in the picture above , the one - storey tall CAM was n’t especially nimble on its groundwork , required an on - control board operator , and only had a top walk hurrying of 5 mph . However it made up for its pokiness with exploit of beastly enduringness — like the ability to justify a bogged - down Jeep from muddy mires and demolish battleground obstacle with a individual boot of its front branch .
The Walking Truck was a hopeful growth platform but presently prove too clumsy to control for lengthened periods and too slow for deployment in the subject field . GE eventually ended the CAM program , though you’re able to still catch a glance of the prototype itself at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum in Fort Eustis , VA . [ GE – Wiki ]
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