Designers Build 35-Foot Robot Snake 38
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."
For food (Score:3, Funny)
Re:For food (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of robot snakes on a plane!
First comment that came to mind: (Score:1)
Holy Serpent Slinkies, Slashman!
Help Giant Robot. (Score:1)
Giant Robot I need you to destroy Giant Robot Snake and Mondo Spider.
How do these people get funded? (Score:3)
Interesting projects, but how do they get funding?
Thought: Would you rather own the spider or a spyder?
What would you put on it to make it look evil? (Score:1)
I'd have bright red LED eyes installed with optional lasers and, oh yes, silicon lubricant dripping from mounted fangs.
Re: Spider (Score:2)
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
A giant snake (Score:5, Funny)
Re: (Score:2)
Damn you!!!
Do you know how many weeks I'll have to live with that idiotic tune running through my head all over again?
Re: (Score:1)
Great.... (Score:2)
I now have Robocop saying Samuel L. Jackson's lines
harry? (Score:2)
Honey Badger... (Score:5, Funny)
Primal fear (Score:3)
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.
Are those drive wheels? (Score:2)
Needs a cover (Score:5, Funny)
Weird (Score:2)
I thought this was Japan's area of, um, stuff.
Re: (Score:1)
Since they cornered the market on humanoid bots, US has to branch into critters.
Thta's not a robot snake (Score:2)
This is a robot snake : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSh6Lv8YI3o [youtube.com]
Check out the clip from 4:30 onwards
Nightmare fuel (Score:1)
What about the minister's daughter? (Score:2)
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.
Just lob needles at it (Score:2)
Pretty cool, but we need Needle Canon to remind it that we're in charge.
Spider Jockey (Score:2)
I expected the guy in the spider bot to start firing arrows at the camera at any moment!