Last week we told you about Psikharpax, the robot rat with the ability to learn. Well now we have some video of the little guy in action. He looks pretty impressive.

The bot uses all of the same sensory organs that a biological rat has. The software also acts like a real rat and can build a mental map of complex environments. Which is how rats navigate mazes so effectively. In addition to being a useful robot, he’s pretty darn cute. He’s bound to scare the bejesus out of cats.

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