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Scandinavian Scientists Designing Robotic Snakes

Posted by samzenpus on from the on-a-robot-plane dept.

Cowards Anonymous writes "The Sintef Group, a research company based in Trondheim, Norway, announced that it's designing a robot based on snakes. The 1.5-meter long robots, which are made of aluminum, are being designed to inspect and clean complicated industrial pipe systems that are typically narrow and inaccessible to humans. The intelligent robots have multiple joints to enable them to twist vertically and climb up through pipe systems to locate leaks in water systems, inspect oil and gas pipelines and clean ventilation systems."

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  1. snakes eat rats by suck_burners_rice · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then they'll have to design robotic rats too, so the robotic snakes have something to eat.

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    1. Re:snakes eat rats by Yvanhoe · · Score: 5, Funny

      And they live on planes, we'll have to design robotic planes too...

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  2. Damn robotic snakes! by LS · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want these mutha fuckin robotic snakes out these mutha fuckin complicated industrial pipe systems!

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  3. Would those snakes be running... by cephah · · Score: 5, Funny

    Python?

  4. Re:Snakes... by Lyrael · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mind you, moose bites kan be pretty nasty.