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Designers Build 35-Foot Robot Snake
An anonymous reader writes "Canadian robotic design house eatArt has released a video of its latest project: the Titanoboa, a robotic snake based on a 50-foot long prehistoric serpent. The video pits the basilisk-like robot against the Mondo Spider, a walking machine large enough to hold a man, and there's obvious competition between the two. While eatArt showed a shorter version of the snake rollerblading at the Burning Man festival earlier this year, at 35 feet this is the largest version of the robot so far, with the team aiming to reach the full length in the next year or so."
Would it eat smaller robots whole? or just humans?
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Interesting projects, but how do they get funding?
Thought: Would you rather own the spider or a spyder?
I'd have bright red LED eyes installed with optional lasers and, oh yes, silicon lubricant dripping from mounted fangs.
I want one of those for cruising around town, sure its slow but man would you ever be recognized. Although they should paint it flat black and add some hairs :P
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Did they realize that unleashing this snake from the philosopher's stone has set off a chain of events resulting in the confrontation with Voldemort's final horcrux?
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...still doesn't give a shit. He'll eat a 35' robot snake. He's pretty badass.
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I had an interesting reaction watching that. It was kind of a base level primal fear instinct that got kicked off. I don't even mind snakes and have had many as pets. I have had some pretty big ones too.
However, seeing one that size and moving like that fired off neurons that said "run away!!" Was weird because that is not a normal reaction for me. It seems like it was specifically the size combined with that slithering movement and not the shape of the thing.
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Awesome to the extreme...very fluid motion and seems to be fairly quiet as well. Is each section motorized, or does it really "Slither?"
Welcome our new robot snake overlords.
It's very cool either way, but are the wheels in its underbelly powered, or are they passive, leaving the serpentine motion to provide forward impetus? In other words, could it remain perfectly straight and still drive forward?
That's a very boxy looking snake, especially the head. They really need to get a cover or something to smooth it over, cause there are a lot of planes on that snake.
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I thought this was Japan's area of, um, stuff.
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This is a robot snake : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSh6Lv8YI3o
Check out the clip from 4:30 onwards
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Now that this has been created I'm now one step closer to creating my life size replica of the original Resident Evil game.
Now, I only need someone to create a mutant frog. :-)
Thanks. I didn't feel like sleeping, anyway.
Have they ever seen a snake? A real one?
Hint: it has not even one foot.
And why the odd number?
Or is this about my penis? :P
That snake is long, I bet it could slither seven miles. I'd like to ride that snake baby. But he's old, and his skin is cold.
Pretty cool, but we need Needle Canon to remind it that we're in charge.
I expected the guy in the spider bot to start firing arrows at the camera at any moment!
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Anyone notice the guy riding the giant spider?!
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What method of locomotion does this so-called robot use?
Does it use lateral undulation to propel itself? Or, is there a motor and drive wheel in the head which moves it? Do the segments of the body just follow along behind like cars of a train?
Can it rear its head or move its body independently of the head? Can it wrap its body around objects or, at least, push against them?
I don't think this thing is really a robot, even if it does actually propel itself like a snake. To me, it looks like a radio controlled vehicle that only looks like a snake.