SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(01 of14)
Open Image ModalAn employee sits inside the control room of a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(02 of14)
Open Image ModalAn employee controls the arms of a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(03 of14)
Open Image ModalA manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" walks during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(04 of14)
Open Image ModalEmployees check a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(05 of14)
Open Image ModalEmployees check a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(06 of14)
Open Image ModalEmployees check a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(07 of14)
Open Image ModalA manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" walks during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(08 of14)
Open Image ModalAn employee controls the arms of a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(09 of14)
Open Image ModalA manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" walks during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(10 of14)
Open Image ModalThe control room of a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" is seen during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(11 of14)
Open Image ModalAn employee controls the arms of a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(12 of14)
Open Image ModalAn employee controls the arms of a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
SOUTHKOREA-ROBOT/(13 of14)
Open Image ModalEmployees check a manned biped walking robot \"METHOD-2\" during a demonstration in Gunpo, South Korea, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (credit:Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
Method II Preview Event(14 of14)
Open Image ModalEngineer build robot part at lab in Gunpo, South Korea. The Future Technology, a company based in Seoul South Korea, has begun testing their 4 m tall, 1.5 ton manned robot dubbed Method-2. Method-2 also bears a striking resemblance to Avatars MK-6 Amplified Mobility Platform which amplifies the users articulation. Unlike MK6, the Method-1 is not equipped with heavy artillery. No word yet as to whether it will have military applications. (Photo by Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)