This is too cool to be a mere shared Google Reader link. This mechanical butterfly in a jar is like one of those magnetically actuated aquaria, but amazingly realistic. Gaze upon its fluttering glory! (via Engadget)
I’m amazed at how… alive the movement of this little robot appears. Between that and the donkey-sized BigDog, it seems autonomous legged robots will get a bunch more creepy looking in the near future.