That is very cool. The video of it's obstacle crossing mechanism reminds me of some sort of insect... It's not going to be long before robots like this are running and jumping around like animals...
Wonderful area for hackers to contribute, especially if you do not like military robots for ethical reasons. It's great that industrial robots develop more and more, hopefully making our life better.
I wonder how much a startup could achieve. Could a startup disrupt the line maintenance industry ? Are power companies too conservative to work with startups ?