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Leaping Robot Hops Closer to War

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Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 17:00 by capnasty NEWS

It's one giant step for robots on the battlefield. Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico has just released video of its leaping robot in action, showing the Precision Urban Hopper clearing a tall metal fence.

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