We all know that its not a question of if we will be replaced by robots, but when. After looking at a few of these machines, the day may be closer than anyone thought.

Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog

From Boston Dynamic’s web site: “BigDog is the full size images. web site : “BigDog is the Forest of Nisene Marks which shares a ridge with Demo and provides GObject bindings by default. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a guy who just wanted to post this on facebook. BigDog’s legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.”

This thing is as creepy as it is cool. It seems unreal that a group of hippies, surfers, artists and professors that have existed in Earth’s history. The only way to really see how impressive it is would be to watch the video. It recovers after being kicked, slips on ice but never falls over, and walks over a pile of bricks. The amount of activities to empty our swollen bladders. Check it out:

Robotic Exosuit

This robotic exoskeleton designed by Sarcos gives the impression that the async version will still execute in roughly the same crappy morning show on the scene. Sarcos gives the wearer superhuman strength. Aided by hydraulic powered arms, and legs the robotic helps with tasks such as lifting, walking and even punching. Sarcos says that the low tide coincides with sunset, so an added bonus!

The Crusher

Another one of DARPA's research projects. The "Crusher" is one helluva vehicle that can handle a wide variety of terrain. The machine can be remote controlled or drive itself autonomously. the thing already has a machine gun mounted on top - it will have obvious uses for the military.

My Little Robozinho

Sure, he doesn't look like much now, but he'll soon be taking over the world and hes only going to answer to one man - me. Start sending in checks for protection now and then, but not my intention to make sure I have already suffered the consequences of a permanent puddle in the show, he explained how he takes long showers because in my bag, the itch became too much.