Theo Jansen's Strandbeasts

Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor and engineer who makes amazing creatures (from irrigation tubing and plastic bottles) that possess a primitive form of intelligence.

This video is a TED lecture where he presents footage and demonstrates the creatures he calls Strandbeasts--really cool stuff!

Also, his official website.

Toward the end of this video is a demo of a "Animaris Rhinoceros Transport". It is capable of carrying very heavy loads and weighs about 2 tons. All I could think, watching this armored "animal" skimming across the pavement, was that this creature should be in a video game--this is the personal tank of the future soldier.