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Terrifying underwater robot just wants to explore the watery depths
Well, if you were wondering what sorts of objects inhabit my nightmares, just take a peek at the above image. This four-clawed robot is pretty darned close to just what I fear most: some soulless, futuristic entity hell-bent on picking me apart limb by limb. Luckily, this particular object of terror has much more benign intentions.
The robot is designed to do some work autonomously underwater. It's loaded up with touch sensors that allow it to keep itself stable in strong currents and also delicately grip objects in its claws without breaking anything. At least that's what they claim. For all I know it's actually a flying torture machine, but I guess I just have to take them at their word.
Fraunhofer via BotJunkie
By TheWizard at 11:46 AM ON 05/06/09
it looks like a sentinel
By iamthemovie at 12:09 PM ON 05/06/09
No it doesn't.
By 9toes at 12:33 PM ON 05/06/09
It reminds me of the Diamond Claw robot from Descent. http://www.descent2.com/goodies/3dmodels/thinman/previews/3d_062_small.jpg
By Old Man Dotes at 12:33 PM ON 05/06/09
Can't be a torture machine, it wasn't approved by Dick Cheney.
By DRG at 12:37 PM ON 05/06/09
Hey, I got a question for no one in particular... what was DVICE called back in the day? It didn't used to be called DVICE, but I can't think of how Sci-Fi branded it when they first started doing gadget reviews... Just curious.
By IceCKryss at 1:07 PM ON 05/06/09
It looks almost exactly like one of the robots in the trailer for the upcoming movie "9".
By mtgeekman at 2:40 PM ON 05/06/09
@ DRG
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By Emiiiiiil at 8:09 PM ON 05/06/09
Looks like someone ran out of ideas. it looks far from
practical. unless it has great balancing software.
By fast_times at 9:27 PM ON 05/06/09
That is one ugly robot and there really is no need for it. Give Kurt Schickle some good scuba gear (something that allows you to smoke inside the mask), a triton and a disposible underwater camera and he can take care of it. Kurt Schickle is living proof that robots can be good people too.
By fast_times at 9:29 PM ON 05/06/09
That is one ugly robot and there really is no need for it. Give Kurt Schickle some good scuba gear (something that allows you to smoke inside the mask), a triton and a disposible underwater camera and he can take care of it. Kurt Schickle is living proof that robots can be good people too.
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