[News via IGN.com]
The U.S. government's
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) has created a cat-like robot
capable of outrunning Olympic champion and fastest man alive Usain Bolt.
The robot, developed and tested by Boston Dynamics, is
dubbed the Cheetah, which we really hope stands for Chasing Hunting
Exterminating Eradicating Terminating Android Holy s**t machine.
"DARPA states on its website that it hopes to use
the Cheetah robot in emergency responses, humanitarian missions and other
defense missions," according to CBS News.
As you can see from the DARPA video below, its design is
reminiscent of the cat-like Decepticon named Ravage from Transformers.
Image of Ravage from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*
Image of Ravage from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*
Perhaps when this cat-like robot technology matures, we can see a bigger version of it, to be piloted by humans.... just like the LaGOWE & BaCUE from the Gundam TV Series 'Gundam SEED'.
*Image of the LaGOWE & BaCUE from Gundam SEED*
