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Watch the world's fastest robot cat run in creepy demo

Whether walking, running or (shudder) skittering, the increasingly lifelike movements of robots have plunged them deep into the Uncanny Valley and damaged our vulnerable psyche. But by adding speed to the horror show, Boston Dynamics — the folks behind the jittery BigDog robot and the speedy Cheetah robot — have unleashed a very fast and very loud four-legged bot called WildCat. Although it doesn't reach the treadmill speeds of the Cheetah robot, WildCat isn't tethered by wires and can rocket across flat terrain at 16 miles per hour. And, oh yeah, it looks incredibly unsettling while doing so. Take a look at the video and bow down before our robot overlords.