Yes, hyena robots are scary. But they're also a cunning marketing ploy

There's something unsettling about a private firm making powerful autonomous machines - but what's scarier is who's building them, and why

Earlier this year, videos of a robot being kicked, hit with a chair, and shot at by its human owners spread online. Created by an LA-based production company, Corridor Digital, the videos were a parody of those released by Boston Dynamics, a company that has been making robots since 1992.

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