Military robot dog cannot be knocked down


	Military robot dog cannot be knocked down

rmowery

3-21-2008 11:14 PM

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robot dog, military, pack mule, cognotive creature, terminiator

rmowery says:

Can anyone say Terminator-Dog?
This is remarkable and scary at the same time.

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