This article was published on January 20, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin checks out military quad-riding robot


Russian President Vladimir Putin checks out military quad-riding robot

From the headline it would seem that this would be the awesomest thing ever. A robot that rides a quad. The reality is a lot more meh.

Sure the robot looks like a stormtrooper from Star Wars. And everyone knows quads always lead to a good time. But after a watching the robot-biker slowly make its way around the track in this video from RT, even the fire in the background can’t make this video as cool as it should be.

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Even Putin has trouble being excited about his country’s robot technology. You can see the moment he wishes he had stayed at home and watched Netflix instead.

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And don’t get me started on the title of this video. Everyone knows a cyborg is a robot with living parts.

Maybe next time they’ll get the bike above 10 mph and add lasers.

Top image credit: RT

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