DARPA has begun real world testing of a quadruped robot that can traverse all sorts of terrain and act as a pack mule for soldiers. This semi-autonomous robot is called Legged Squad Support System ...

Soldiers in the field may soon get robotic relief from the 100-plus-pound burden of equipment they are often forced to carry on their backs. Looking like something from Star Wars, the robot - known by ...

Meet the newest member of the U.S. military. On Monday, military research group DARPA showed off its “Legged Squad Support System (LS3)” -- military speak for a robotic pack mule. These particular ...

DARPA's robotic pack mule, the Legged Squad Support System (or LS3 for short) is now following orders and its master, going where no robot has gone before. In a recently published video, the ...

DARPA has released the first video of its robot Legged Squad Support System (LS3) walking untethered and in the wild. Scroll down and watch in awe as a robotic quadruped scales a rocky, forested hill ...

The LS3 robot, more popularly known by its earliest nickname, BigDog, is being retired. Despite hopes that it would one day work as a pack mule for US soldiers in the field, this dog had too much bark ...

The LS3 Robot developed and created by Boston Dynamics was unveiled a number of years ago but since then has undergone the development process that has enabled it to now be field tested by the USMC ...

The machine, which resembles a headless pack mule made of metal, came about through a $32 million, two-and-a-half year contract between the Pentagon’s research arm, known as the Defense Advanced ...

We’ve seen it walk over rough terrain, now see DARPA’s LS3 robot follow a soldier around autonomously. We’ve seen it walk over rough terrain, now see DARPA’s LS3 robot follow a soldier around ...