
A 14-foot-tall exo-bionic racing robot could soon be tearing across the Nevada desert.

Exhibitors revealed the massive Prosthesis bot at CES 2017 in Las Vegas today, and they say it can hit a top speed of roughly 20 miles per hour – and despite its imposing size, it’s nearly silent when it moves.

The 7,700lb ‘anti-robot’ is controlled by a human pilot who stands at the center of the mechanical exoskeleton, using arm movements to drive it forward at terrifying speeds.

Exhibitors revealed the massive Prosthesis bot at CES 2017 in Las Vegas today, and they say it can hit a top speed of roughly 20 miles per hour – and despite its imposing size, it’s nearly silent when it moves

THE PROSTHESIS BOT The robot can run for 30 minutes to two hours at a time, using a 96V x 20kWh lithium ion battery. It’s 4.2 meters tall (13.8ft) and 5 meters wide (16ft), and weighs a staggering 3500 kilograms (7,716lb). The robot achieves fifty centimeters of suspension movement, thanks to custom engineered air and coil over shocks, according to the creators. It can hit speeds of roughly 20mph. Advertisement

The impressive machine was invented by engineer Jonathan Tippett, starting with the much smaller Alpha Leg bionic arm that eventually led to the creation of the enormous robot.

The human-controlled Prosthesis bot, backed by Furrion, relies on electro-hydraulics with direct haptic feedback to generate motion.

And, it’s designed to go head to head with other robots in giant ‘mech’ races.

The human pilot uses arm movements to drive the robot’s legs, slipping their own limbs into the robotic exoskeleton at the center of the machine.

‘Someone sits inside of it, and they can move it with their body,’ exhibitor Kristin Howard told Dailymail.com.

‘It acts as kind of a suit, more than even a robot.

‘It’s very silent - When it walks, you don’t really hear it.’

The robot can run for 30 minutes to two hours at a time, using a 96V x 20kWh lithium ion battery.

‘Someone sits inside of it, and they can move it with their body,’ exhibitor Kristin Howard told Dailymail.com. ‘It acts as kind of a suit, more than even a robot'

It’s 4.2 meters tall (13.8ft) and 5 meters wide (16ft), and weighs a staggering 3500 kilograms (7,716lb).

The robot achieves fifty centimeters of suspension movement, thanks to custom engineered air and coil over shocks, according to the creators.

This allows it to tackle rough terrain and complex tasks – like racing other machines.

‘This robot races with other robots,’ exhibitor Kristin Howard told Dailymail.com.

‘After the show, we’re taking it out to the desert to do trial runs. So we’ll see how fast it really gets.’

It’s 4.2 meters tall (13.8ft) and 5 meters wide (16ft), and weighs a staggering 3500 kilograms (7,716lb). The robot achieves fifty centimeters of suspension movement, thanks to custom engineered air and coil over shocks, according to the creators

Essentially, it’s a massive sports machine.

While it isn’t available for sale as of now, it could eventually even be used in racing leagues.

‘Imagine a stadium with obstacles, challenges and head to head competition, not with cars or trucks, but with giant, human piloted mechs,’ the Prosthesis site explains.

‘The ultimate union of pilot and machine, pushing the limits of technology, and human performance.