I am really impressed with these flying robots

[andrewducker]

I've seen flying robots before, but this is the first time I've seen them working in formation before. It's almost spooky.

Via NextBigFuture

Edit: This walking robot isn't quite as impressive, but it looks like it might be suitable for some Martian terrain...

Comments

[henriksdal.livejournal.com]

Have you seen Big Dog? gives me nightmares

[andrewducker]

Mmmm, human-centipede-tastic.

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

The formation flying is quite scary. It's like a whole bunch of 80's videogames are now real.

[simont]

The formation flying was OK, but I was most impressed by the thing doing a backflip and efficiently recovering control.

(Given that, actually, I wondered why the handler in an early shot threw it up into the air carefully. A more impressive demonstration would have been to bung it into the air haphazardly, with uncontrolled spin, and have it suddenly activate and stabilise itself. If it can backflip, it surely can't be far off being able to do that!)