Siemens Now Commands An Army Of Spider Robots (dailydot.com)

An anonymous reader quotes this article about Siemens' army of autonomous spider robots -- each one the size of a microwave, communicating with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to create "a collaborative mind": It's expensive to build an automated factory, and even more pricey to repurpose one. German manufacturing giant Siemens wants that to change, and they've developed an army of robot spiders to make it happen. Utilizing what Siemens calls "mobile manufacturing", researchers in Princeton, New Jersey have built prototype spider-bots that work together to 3D print structures and parts in real time.
Siemens hopes to build even larger spider robots than can weld cars.

Comments

calculating

[Anonymous Coward]

Like Colbert said, there is nothing more reassuring than a calculating German man talking about controlling an army of spider robots....

Re:calculating

[Anubis IV]

Plus, we can thank Stargate for telling us about how well this idea goes. Hint: not well.

So, if your career plan is to retool robots. . .

[Hasaf]

It is time to start looking for something else . . . oh, those jobs are gone too. . .

Redundant?

[fibonacci8]

I just imagine the Australian readers wondering why the summary felt the need to point out that spiders are microwave sized.