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Snakebots, courtesy Carnegie Mellon University

By Rain Noe - March 11, 2008

in Object Culture

Autonomous robots are not creepy enough, so now CMU's professor Howie Choset has gone and made them snakelike. They can undulate across the floor, they can wrap around things, they can shimmy up your leg, and they can combine two of your correspondent's phobias in one slithery package. The video has to be seen to be believed. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go nail my door shut.

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Michael Anderson

16 years ago

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You really have to admire the convergence of design capabilities here; mechanical, electrical, and programming design and engineering were all critical to realizing the capability of this machine. One could not function without the other.

Wonderful.....
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Josh

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Nail your door shut. And block any vents you might have. And hope they don't work out how to get into your cable runs. :P
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