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Totally! I was surprised there wasn't any abuse! Hitting it with a hockey stick, smacking the box out of its grip, not letting it finish the job, throwing banana skins under its feet, and of course the solid kicks to its rear.

When the robot revolution comes, those guys at Boston Dynamics are definitely going to be the first up against the wall, without doubt.

They actually did a big mea culpa last year and promised not to shove their robots anymore!

Robots rights or something.

Except that swinging counterweight gives it overtones of a 10-foot tall wasp. These are quite possibly the creepiest robots I've ever seen.

My first thought was the velociraptors from Jurassic Park.

YES! Very disappointed there was no robot kicking

I hope you don't regret this comment when the robot revolution happens! :)

A robot cassowary sounds more scary than a live cassowary

Hmm, for now I'd take my chances with the robot, real cassowaries can pack quite a punch[1].

1: https://youtu.be/IAj0GG6tf5c

Yes indeed they do!