Forget Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dogs: Purdue’s Microbots Are the Real Nightmare – Motherboard

But the collective freakout over the canine door openers overshadowed another robot video, dropped by Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering on Tuesday, which might actually outcreep the Boston Dynamics clip. In contrast to the BigDogs ...
Welcome to the Uncanny Valley: how creepy robot dogs are on the riseNew Statesman
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This door-opening robot is the scariest thing we've ever seenTop Gear
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Olympic Ready? Robot Skiers Compete in South Korea – Voice of America

As the world's top athletes competed at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, some robots also showed off their winter sports skills. A ski race involving robots was held recently at the Welli Hilli Park ski area near Pyeongchang. Eight teams built and ...
Watching These Robots Fail to Ski Will Make You Worry Less About Robot ApocalypseInteresting Engineering
Skiing robots get their own Winter Olympics and steal the showBBC Three (satire) (blog)