Robot Snake Climbs a Tree

Tagged: Robot, Snakes, Technology
Source: Jared Maynard - Read the full article
Posted: 2 years 36 weeks ago

And I, for one, welcome our new Robot Tree Climbing Snake overlords.. OMG!

"Carnegie Mellon has taught its robotic snake to climb trees, though one hopes it won’t start offering your spouse apples. “Uncle Sam” (presumably named for its red, white, and blue markings) is a snake robot built from modular pieces." | more

 

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Wed, 09/08/2010 - 03:40
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massau
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dglenn247 wrote:this is just me, id prefer seeing all of this tech put into something like...IDK, making cybernetic hands and legs for people who have lost them.
i actually i agree whit that who doesn't want some kind of exoskeleton even for work you could lift like 50kg whit it and without a problem so it would be a step forward and it would be also useful on a planet whit higher gravity

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Tue, 09/07/2010 - 23:01
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Anonymous

This thing can be used to map an area if they can disguise it to look like a real snake, for example enemy bases, drug lairs and plantation or your neighbors window.

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Tue, 09/07/2010 - 21:05
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Anonymous

tech like this can LEAD to that. Personally, I find it amazing

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Tue, 09/07/2010 - 14:34
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dglenn247
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this is just me, id prefer seeing all of this tech put into something like...IDK, making cybernetic hands and legs for people who have lost them.

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