RKMBs Forums .::Important::. Politics and Current Events robots -- cinematic future or today's reality?

here is a link to a story from a year ago about honda's walking robot development.

and just this morning, there was an article here about a kingdom-come-batman-like robotic exoskeleton, that could potentially help wheelchair-bound people walk, or firefighters carry several people at once, or even be given to the military march for longer distances, without getting (as) tired.