It's 2013! Where Are We At With Robots Anyway?

Doesn't it feel like this is 2013, and we should have some cool robots by now? I wanted to check and see what the current status on real world applicable robots was, this is what I've found.

Here is one example I found. The A.R.M. program or Autonomous Robotic Manipulation program, is developing this new software that allows robots to complete human level tasks, with little human input. This is phase 1 of development, they are moving onto phase 2 because of the success they had with this phase. The robot uses vision, force, and tactile (or pressure) sensing to manipulate objects like opening a door, or taking out the trash. The possibilities of meaningless tasks that could be completed by robots is endless.

My God they are teaching them how to throw heavy objects?!? We're screwed!

This Robot is called BigDog. It's is being developed by a branch of the military. It's cool because it's not a lot now, but just like how the cavemen started with primitive tools that were refined to be more advanced tools, so on and so on until we get modern technology. This will be that kind stepping stone to way cooler robots in the future. Anyway here is a video of BigDog being used for transport by the military.