And by that, we mean Google just sold off Boston Dynamics — the company that designs and engineers all those creepy ... small dog robot thing — is not much better. Skip to 1:28 to watch ...

Like, somewhere in the back of your mind, you can feel the peering eyes of something ... mounted eyeballs producing a creepy vibe radiating out from the feline, robot poster.

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