Have you ever just stopped and taken a few minutes to peruse DARPA’s YouTube channel? There’s a good chance you’ve seen some of these before (maybe all of them), but some of this stuff is just downright spine tingling for anyone who has ever imagined a robot uprising.

The sound in this one really doesn’t make it any less scary:

Even the game of Simon can’t make this less creepy:

More of this:

Yes, they should definitely be more Cheetah-like:

They should definitely be able to creep (or stomp terrifyingly, rather) up stairs:

Yes. Even more Cheetah-like:

With new capabilities. Somehow scarier when it comes jogging out of the brush:

No obstacle shall stand in the way:

More scary (and awesome) robots here.