Ever wanted to see a robot swagger? Strut? It’s actually surprisingly easy. Just dub ‘Stayin’ Alive’ over a video of what is a monumental robotic feat, walking and regaining balance when pushed. Suddenly, the triumph of the technology takes a backseat to the fact it’s almost perfectly in sync with the beat. If only the light on it’s head flashed to the rhythm.

Actually, this is an early build of what was known as ATLAS, built by Boston Dynamics and DARPA (the latter also being responsible for development of the Internet!). The purpose was to continue the evolution of self-balancing and increasing the advancement of robots, and it has most recently evolved into what is affectionately yet creepily known as Petman. You can find much more information about Petman at this link, but to give you an idea, it can do some advanced calisthenics and even change its body temperature in response to outside stimulus.

DARPA also developed another well-known, self-balancing robot to assist soldiers in the field known as Big Dog. It has an incredible ability to regainits balance after being impacted or even losing its balance on ice. If you thought the previous video was impressive, Big Dog will knock you out. Video of its capabilities is below.

If that’s enough, you can always go see Pacific Rim! Those robots are apparently piloted by humans and not autonomous, but I’m still hoping we get them soon.