From NBC News:
The U.S. military-funded robot dog program—
I’m sorry to interrupt this block quote, but WHAAAAAT THAAAAA FUUUUUUCKKKKK???? Okay, continue.
The U.S. military-funded robot dog program now has two electronic canines in training to haul gear for soldiers over rugged terrain. Each member of the pack is also 10 times quieter than its predecessor robot, which should make it easier to hold a conversation or sneak up on an enemy.
Okay, so let’s see this so-called “robot dog.”
Ahem. WHAAAAAT THAAAAA FUUUUUUCKKKKK???? I have a few questions about this!
1) WHAAAAAT THAAAAA FUUUUUUCKKKKK????
2) Ummm… “10 times quieter than its predecessor”? Was its “predecessor” an atom bomb?
3) Why are they trying to emulate a dog? Dogs aren’t pack animals! ROBOT MULES ARE PACK ANIMALS!
4) Are they trying to mesmerize/horrify the enemy to death?
5) If this thing were to come up behind me, all that would be left is a bag of my skin on the ground, and my skeleton screaming and running up the street. That’s not a question—it’s a STATEMENT OF FACT.
6) Why? Why? WHYYYYYYY???
And finally, 7) WHAAAAAT THAAAAA FUUUUUUCKKKKK????

That’s one small step for DARPA, one giant leap toward Imperial Walkers.
Dogs are in fact, very much, pack animals.
We spend money on useless crap like this while the Japanese are perfecting their sex robot technology. What happened to the America that used to LEAD??!?
What about weapons capability? Flame thrower? Rocket launcher? Machine gun?
You don’t even want to know about the robot cheetah that the same company is building. Imagine this thing running towards you shooting laser beams:
http://youtu.be/chPanW0QWhA
PEW! PEW! PEW!
Here’s the old loud one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNZPRsrwumQ&feature=relmfu
And of course, the old spoof:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc
You’re now caught up.
Thank you for making me aware of this. Now… AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This is so scary.
Dressage?
Robot dog advancements>Feeding and clothing the poor.
It may be 10X quieter than it’s predecessor, but how many times more cuddly is it?