And when I say “step,” I mean that literally.
Here’s Atlas. It’s a robot. It makes me very nervous.
Oh great, a robot that can run and jump and climb stairs, and can’t get tripped up or knocked over. What could go wrong?
Here’s a DARPA spokesman, touting some of the robot’s other features:
Courtesy of Fast Company, whose headline is: “Meet DARPA’s Humanoid Robot That Could Someday Save You from a Crumbling Building.” Or, more likely, the robot that could knock over your building in the first place.
Hey, whatever, right? Yay, robots. Our new buddies. But if your name is John or Sarah Connor, you might want to think about changing it…
(Hat tip: Ace)