The Legged Squad Support System (LS3), the semiautonomous quadruped robot developed by DARPA and Boston Dynamics that can carry 400 pounds (180kg) over rough terrain, is very nearly ready for prime ...

We've been following DARPA's development of the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) for over a year now, and the agency showed off some new functionality in a YouTube video posted today. First off, the ...

Defense Department and Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory researchers are refining advanced capabilities related to autonomy, maneuverability and recovery for a four-legged robot designed to haul ...

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wanted to see what the general public could come up with as a concept of an Experimental Crowd-Derived Combat-Support Vehicle (XC2V).

Back in October, we gave you a look at Boston Dynamic’s four legged creation the LS3 — Legged Squad Support Systems — also known as AlphaDog, which was equal parts scary and amazing. For those that ...

We've already seen how DARPA's Legged Squad Support System (or LS3 for short) can manage itself on rugged terrain, and the robot's latest demonstration shows off its ability to follow a person ...

Today’s dismounted warfighter can be saddled with more than 100 pounds of gear, resulting in physical strain, fatigue and degraded performance. Reducing the load on dismounted warfighters has become a ...