Elvis The RoboCat

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 18 of December , 2007 at 6:39 am

Elvis the cat got into an accident with a truck and lost the use of his hind legs. His owner, BattleBot designer Carlo Bertocchini, did the only sensible thing and built a robot to help Elvis get around. Elvis is able to accelerate and steer the bot with his front paws, and he seems to get the idea. It turns out that Elvis is not the first cyborg cat; apparently the CIA tried to turn cats into eavesdropping devices back in the 60s. You can read more about that, and decide for yourself whether it’s true or not, here.

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Category: Medical

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