Top 5 killer robots

We’re huge robot fans, but alongside the cute and cuddly Pleos, the household helpers, and the robo-pets are a breed of merciless killing machines.

Robot fans, prepare yourself for a vision of a vicious future as we round up five of the most deadly gadget-infused robots of recent months. These aren’t fictional machines, they’re real. They’re deadly. And if you see them, get out of the way!

MULE: The electronic war horse
The US military will soon be unleashing real life robot wars on its foes with their very own fighting machines. The MULE (Multifunctional utility/Logistics &Equipment) packs so much weaponry it’d be coming out of its behind, if it had one. Among its weapons of choice are anti-tank missiles and a heat seeking machine gun turret. And it’s all controlled with a PlayStation style joypad. The US army had so much fun with it they’ve ordered 1,700.

Transformers: what a load of rubbish
They might be Robots In Disguise, but there’s no hiding this hunk of junk. This seven foot Optimus Prime is built from spare parts and pieces of old rubbish. Yep, dirty old rubbish and sharp jagged metal. If it doesn’t kill you by toppling over, a nasty nick is almost certain to impart an infection! There’s not a chance in hell of us wanting a scrap with it.

Eight-legged robo-freak!
Arachnophobes look away now! The latest in battlefield tech could be taking inspiration from Spiderman, and perhaps a little too literally. This spidey exoskeleton will give its wearer eight oversized limbs, controlled effortlessly by the users movements thanks to fluidic muscle actuators. Letting the wearer clamber over obstacles, in the wrong hands this could unleash a real life War of the Worlds.

Robots: Armed and dangerous!
What’s scarier than a disembodied robot arm? One wielding a mace, a sword or a battle axe! These autonomous ‘bots have arms able to equip themselves with medieval weapons and duke it out Robot Wars style. You wouldn’t want an arm wrestle with one of these.

The Elvinator
Premonitions of 50ft robots ruling mankind might be enough to give you the heebyjeebys, but what about a horde of 60’s singing legends? It’s a reality brought closer to home by one robo builder, inspired by WowWee’s singing Elvis head to create “The Elivinator”. It’s living proof that breeding musical legends and robotic killers will spell doom for us all. We’re all shook up.

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