This Will End Well: Military Funds Silent Robotic Cheetah
Let’s get this out of the way first. Yes, the robot cheetah is a military-funded project, supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). So when the machines rise up and you see one of these things running you down with a lightweight machine gun mounted on its back, feel free to have a patriotic twinge of pride at what your tax dollars have accomplished.