…And we’re back after a long holiday to continue delving into the video record of the evolution of Big Dog and its progeny.  This video is a PR piece generated by a meet and greet event whose details are already slipping from my memory, but it does provide some interesting close up views of some of the sensor hardware as well as a snippet of an operator (looks like the “Follow Tight” guy) commanding the robot from a manual controller while walking behind it.  This last bit was interesting as an insight on how the robot could be used in a combat situation even if it is not armed; the body itself is heavy enough to absorb incoming small arms and automatic weapons fire, so it might make a good shield for infantry assaulting a defended position, similarly to the way in which soldiers will currently advance behind tanks.  Check it out and see what you think: