Interesting as a media-grabbing stunt, but not terribly useful. There might be applications in reconnaissance for emergency services or police, but that market

Interesting as a media-grabbing stunt, but not terribly useful. There might be applications in reconnaissance for emergency services or police, but that market is not very significant. Really roboticists need to be focussing their efforts on solving problems which will allow the industry to grow and break out from its traditional niches.