Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Is the difference between life and not life just a matter of definition? At what point can we say that something made by humans has achieved life? Learn more about the murkiness of such questions in this video from Stuff to Blow Your Mind.

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Cat In A Shark Costume Chases A Duck While Riding A Roomba youtube.com/watch?v=Of2HU3LGdbo

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BigDog Overview (Updated March 2010) youtube.com/watch?v=cNZPRsrwumQ

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