Not sure why, but something about this is kinda creepy

[Wheezer]

robotic mule


I guess because it looks like two torsos bent over facing each other and just stomping around....

 

[Special K]

Wow, I was just sitting there waiting for a big gun turret to pop up out of its back or something.

 

[imported_goku]

kool

 

[RollWave]

that thing freaks me out.

 

[RollWave]

But oddly I felt sad for the robot when the guy kicked it

 

[Kadarin]

I liked the comment about that thing going hunting for Sarah Connor...

 

[santz]

wonder what use is it made for?
hollywood horror movies maybe

 

[Sphexi]

That is the coolest thing ever. I so want one now.

 

[paulney]

That's pretty old news (half a year old at least). This is a research for a DARPA project.
The task is to create an autonomous bot for delivering supplies and ammo across the battlefield to soldiers. It has to navigate rough terrain and withstand blasts from ammo exploding around.

 

[Armitage]

Very cool - but yea, kinda creepy looking also.
Was amazing the way that reacted when they kicked it

 

[Aftermath]

Awesome, we're preparing for a real life M.U.L.E. game. That's pretty impressive, and creepy.

 

[Baked]

Ewwwwww, that's like Silent Hill or Resident Evil creepy.

 

[SlitheryDee]

well it's certainly not going to do anything that requires stealth...

 

[MazerRackham]

Originally posted by: rnp614
But oddly I felt sad for the robot when the guy kicked it

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47207

 

[doze]

More Robots

I bet these guys are making a fortune in govt. contract money lately

 

[rgwalt]

Is it me, or did it sound like that bot was wailing in constant pain? Really added to the creepiness.

R

 

[AStar617]

Now I know why this video was so super creepy (besides what OP said, which I agree with): the herky-jerky-yet-perfectly-synchronized stomping automation reminded me of the stop-motion animation used for stuff like Robocop's ED-209. :Q

 

[sandorski]

Creepy? Annoying perhaps, the generator would drive me batty.

 

[Kelnoen]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I liked the comment about that thing going hunting for Sarah Connor...

"Mwuahahahahaha Have you mwuauauaua seen this mwuauaua boy? Mwauauauauauuauau"

 

[Maxspeed996]

Originally posted by: Baked
Ewwwwww, that's like Silent Hill or Resident Evil creepy.

That is exactly what crossed my mind....Silent hill.

 

[Chunkee]

will it light your smokes?

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Baked
Ewwwwww, that's like Silent Hill or Resident Evil creepy.

hahah that's what I thought

still though, the balancing looks cool

 

[pontifex]

i think what makes it creepy is the way the legs are attached. one set of legs is backwards compared to a normal mule or similar animal.

 

[40Hands]

Just wait until they give it more legs and an acid gun.

Giant robot spider knows where you are!

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: pontifex
i think what makes it creepy is the way the legs are attached. one set of legs is backwards compared to a normal mule or similar animal.

Another reason for me is that the legs look too much like legs from a real animal. those attached to a mechanical box just looks grotesque.