The era of Terminator-style robots that move like human beings is fast approaching, as exampled by new video of one well-known robot being developed by the Department of Defense.
The last time we saw PETMAN, it was little more than a pair of wobbly legs. Now it's a full body (complete with a bright red light bulb head) that can run, juke, twist and turn, and even bang out some push-ups. It's designed to move just like a human soldier, but not so that it can fight wars. Rather, it's so that it can save lives.
There's a tech firm called Boston Dynamics that is responsible for some pretty freaky military hardware — most notably, the famous BigDog. And this is their latest development: PETMAN, (note to readers: not to be confused with Le Petomane) a...