Test-deployment? Interesting.<p>Personally, I don't get the "scary" aspect of the BigDog. It has surprisingly lifelike movement, but that doesn't alarm me. I actually winced the first time they demonstrated one keeping its footing after being kicked in the side.<p>Heck, it's probably one of the most benign machines we're testing in Iraq or Afghanistan right now...
As ridiculously cool as this technology is, I can't help but think that there are some significantly cheaper, more stealthy, more reliable, smarter alternatives out there which are capable of self-replication and independent fuel discovery...