Petman: US army robot tests clothes for soldiers
Boston Dynamics have outdone themselves with this mecha-soldier for the US army (with video)
THE COMPANY that brought you BigDog and SquishBot has just unleashed Petman, an anthropomorphic robot developed for the US Army.
The robot, which would give Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator a run for its money, can walk, dance and do press-ups. However, it is not meant to replace human soldiers.
Instead, Petman has been built to test protective gear which is being developed for soldiers. To that end, it can sweat like a human. But as one YouTube commenter said: "If this is the level of technology they show to the public, imagine the level of technology they have in their top secret projects." Perhaps we should be afraid. ·
