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Designers Build 35-Foot Robot Snake

Posted by samzenpus on from the we're-gonna-need-a-bigger-robotic-mongoose dept.

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."

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  1. For food by bobwrit · · Score: 3, Funny

    Would it eat smaller robots whole? or just humans?

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    1. Re:For food by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Funny

      Imagine a Beowulf cluster of robot snakes on a plane!

  2. A giant snake by ross.w · · Score: 5, Funny

    but no badgers or mushrooms. What were they thinking?

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  3. Honey Badger... by 3nails4aFalseProphet · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...still doesn't give a shit. He'll eat a 35' robot snake. He's pretty badass.

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  4. Needs a cover by Daetrin · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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