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The terrifying robot snake that can scale ladders, swim underwater and slither down a pipe
UK Daily Mail ^ | October 10, 2018 | Annie Palmer

Posted on 10/11/2018 6:45:52 AM PDT by C19fan

If you think regular snakes are scary, try a robotic serpent that can scale ladders.

Japanese researchers at Kyoto University have unveiled a prototype 'robot snake' that can slither and curl around surfaces and climb just like the real thing.

Rather than just creating it to trigger nightmares, they believe it could one day be used to save lives.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: robotics
Need a preemptive Butlerian Jihad.
1 posted on 10/11/2018 6:45:52 AM PDT by C19fan
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A very good concept. Can help rescue miners, assassinate people ...


2 posted on 10/11/2018 6:51:23 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (News and poltiicians who ignore James O'Keefe are fake and evil.)
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A “robot snake” that could slither down pipes and unclog them would be a wonderful thing. We’d just have to be careful that they didn’t come back and bite us in the a**.


3 posted on 10/11/2018 6:51:53 AM PDT by McGarrett (Book'em Danno)
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The Israeli Army was doing this like 10 years ago.

In action here


4 posted on 10/11/2018 6:55:58 AM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: C19fan

Aren’t they called Democrats?


5 posted on 10/11/2018 7:24:37 AM PDT by laweeks
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It’s robot not retard.


6 posted on 10/11/2018 7:26:53 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: C19fan

Will robot snakes scare the CPUs out of sex robots?


7 posted on 10/11/2018 7:27:07 AM PDT by xp38
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Rather than just creating it to trigger nightmares, they believe it could one day be used to save lives.

Or unclog drains


8 posted on 10/11/2018 7:46:34 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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That will help a lot when we start flushing more dems down toilets.


9 posted on 10/11/2018 10:52:55 AM PDT by oldasrocks (rump)
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It’s only scary if its bite is poisonous.

Otherwise, who cares.


10 posted on 10/11/2018 10:59:26 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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This is the scary robot I worry about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=152&v=rVlhMGQgDkY


11 posted on 10/12/2018 8:18:08 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.- George Orwell)
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Oops bad link...This is the scary robot I worry about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY&t=2s


12 posted on 10/12/2018 8:21:44 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.- George Orwell)
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This is the scary robot I worry about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=152&v=rVlhMGQgDkY

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No kidding....and this is 2016 state of art.

In the scene where the human repeatedly moves the box, pushes the bot...what happens when the bot recognizes the constant source of “mission obstruction” and “decides” that it is more efficient to remove that than attempting to constantly move the box. Something seemingly simple as an energy saver learning routine extrapolated might lead to unexpected consequences.


13 posted on 10/12/2018 8:34:58 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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