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A video of a Petman robot that was produced by Boston Dynamics has just made its way onto the internet, and it’s fair to say that it has caused quite a stir. That bot walks on a treadmill, carries out squats, and does push-ups with no sweat whatsoever in the video.

A metal skull head and a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range is featured within the bot. Creators of the bots BigDog and AlphaDog says Petman is “just an anthropomorphic robot for testing chemical protection clothing used by the U.S. Army”.

Next year is when the droid is expected to make its big-time appearance. At around 6 feet tall, it is sure to be a big presence within society.

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Fayette90 - 11/01/11 4:05 am

Cool! But I don’t see the point for robots, except maybe it serves to show how developed our technology is…
Thanks for sharing!

yeah I agree with you :3


Cool! But I don’t see the point for robots, except maybe it serves to show how developed our technology is…
Thanks for sharing!


Dang! 6 feet tall?! What’s its purpose?



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