content: If I remember correctly, they used to be financed by the Darpa ... But they got their funds cut and are now property of Japan's Soft Bank. So if anything, they will end up doing shitty robotic dog toys instead of advanced war machine. ... which is kinda sad considering how absurdly advanced their tech is compared to other robot makers. Not sure why Darpa stopped believing in them. Their early dog models where intended as all-terrain carriers that would march up along soldier and take care of anything heavy. Maybe the concept wasn't destructive enough, maybe it was just a stupid budget cut.