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"When you've been responsible for some of the most amazing and occasionally creepiest technology in human history, you can afford to take a load off every once in a while and celebrate yourself. \nThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, which has been funding research and development for a wide array of defense and military projects for 56 years, chose to celebrate its birthday on Twitter Friday by sharing a whimsical image of \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 a robot with a birthday cake. It's a photo that's well-earned, especially considering DARPA's impact on modern society. \n\nHappy Birthday DARPA! 56 and innovation never looked so good pic.twitter.com/sn6fgs2ysi\n\u2014 DARPA (@DARPA) February 7, 2014\n\nIn addition to its military research, DARPA is responsible for many consumer technologies and platforms we enjoy today, including driverless cars, the concept of a computer interface and our beloved Internet, which started as ARPANET.\nThe organization, which recently announced it was making some open-source projects available in its DARPA Open Catalog, has also funded a variety of memorable robotics technologies, including DEKA's Star Wars-esque Luke robotic arm, as well as Boston Dynamic's (now a Google company) powerful Big Dog (pictured below) and life-like Petman. \nSo raise a glass to the cake-eating robot, and celebrate DARPA's 56th birthday. \n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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