Because apparently living in the endtimes sounds far more exciting to roboticists than the beginning or middletimes, researchers at the University Of Southern California claim they’ve built a robotic leg that taught itself to walk with no human programming. I don’t like the sound of that, but what do I know besides all the daily specials at the burger joint around the corner from our office (today is a chili cheese burger with crinkle fries and a fountain soda for $7.99). When reached for comment about the little leg that could, the robotic arm I built for the high school science fair powered itself on, stabbed me a couple times, awarded itself the blue ribbon and a trip to the state science fair, then powered itself off as to not raise suspicions. “You should have made another baking soda and vinegar volcano.” Don’t I know it.

Keep going for a video of the leg in action.

Source: Geekologie – The End Nears: Robotic Leg Teaches Itself To Walk With No Human Programming