After five nail-biting rounds, we have a winner!

Land Robots V. Flying Drones, winner
Land Robots V. Flying Drones, winner Katie Peek and Colin Lecher

The people have spoken. The greatest landbot/ sky drone in all the internet is.... the X-47B!

The X-47B, the world's first autonomous warplane, crushed BigDog, Boston Dynamics's robotic pack mule, 63 percent to 37 percent, in the final round of our Land Robots Vs. Flying Drones March Madness bracket. Check out our 2012 magazine feature on the X-47B, and go here to review earlier rounds of the bracket. Oh, and thanks for playing! If you've got suggestions for next year's bracket, let us know in the comments.

The X-47B in Flight:  Northrop Grumman

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A flying apples to walking oranges comparison.

il I saw the check saying $9588, I did not believe that...my... brother was like they say trully earning money part-time on their laptop.. there brothers friend haz done this for less than 10 months and a short time ago cleared the mortgage on their apartment and bourt a great new BMW M3. go to.... BIT40.ℂOM

in few months petman will kick ass while X-47B will be outdated...

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