Unlike Indiana Jones, I generally don't hate snakes. But seeing these modular mechanical snakes wriggling up some dude's leg gave me shivers. The video gets scarier still when they start climbing walls and shimmying up the inside of pipes. According to the Carnegie Mellon-based developers, the elaborate "gaits" that let these robot snakes maneuver on land and sea are achieved using low-cost hobby-grade servos. So before you kick sand in the face of some pasty Carnegie Mellon nerd at the Jersey Shore this summer, remember he may have a backpack full of cheap, wriggly killing machines. [CM on YouTube via Make]
Robot Snakes Scare the Indy Out of Me
11:40 AM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
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Damn video blocking at work...
Creepy! pun intended.
Genius and terrifying at the same time. I used to just fear serpents, now I have to fear their robotic overlords too.
innovative and creepy... this is yet another step towards our Matrix/Terminator-esque future... these are like the sentinal arms from the Matrix... we are becoming the architects of our own demise!
i'm sick of these mother-fucking robot snakes on this mother-fucking gizmodo.
(blatant rip-off of a great comment from the other day.)
Robot snakes, robot snakes
They attacking me, and Andy
Robot snakes, robot snakes
They attacking me, and Andy
Snakes, snakes
They attacking
Oh god, i'm backing
Oh god snakes attacking
C'mon police come with me
Why you throw these snakes on me?
Snake attack
AH! AH! AH!
Snake attack
AH! AH! AH!
I am throwing snakes around
And they looking at me now
What's going on snakes?
You wanna snake me up?
Snaky clown
You wanna snake me up?
I look like a steak
But i'm not a steak
IM A SHRIMP, SNAKE!
Let's get on this steak
Uhh- yeah.
Yeah! Yeah!
Robot snake.
Robot snakes, robot snakes
They attacking me, and Andy
Robot snakes, robot snakes
They attacking me, and Andy
-Andy Milanokis
Now, I am just going on the assumption that this project involved years of work and thousands of dollars to research... is the cheesy 90's trance music really the best way to package the defining moment of your academic career?
Government Spy Robots. This is our future, we will never have privacy with these thing always around.
*Looks in toilet* "How the hell did that get there?"
dildonics will NEVER be the same... "move over Rover..."
@Hiphopopotamus: Yes, not only is it the best way, it is the only way.
holy crap those are cool, but Big Brother just got a lot more sneakier...or snakeier?
Now if the 'snake' was a massager, I would gladly let it run up and own my legs....
if the inventor comes to the jersey shore and brings the snake, I may have to kick sand in his face for being better than me. Then I'll steal the snake.
@nutbastard:
same here
hentai..is here!
That is the most amazingly versatile robot I have ever seen. That is soooooo frigg'n cool.
OMG don't let the sex toy industry see this video. We all know what will happen.
aww, I think they're adorable. :)
And now you know how you will be found and/or killed when the robot apocalypse finally comes.
@thehackerdude:
*Looks in toilet* "How the hell did that get there?"
...you just forgot to *flush*, that's all ;-)
what's with the techno crazy train soundtrack?
Ophidian Overlords...Welcome!
(I hope I'm not usurping anyone's Overlord Welcoming reference mandate here!)
This will lead to the development of robot mongooses to fight them. I for one then endorse this technology!
I'm more frightened by the soundtrack than the snakes.
Wilson.... if that shit actually gave you the shivers... you've got to be the biggest pussy in the world.
This kid deserves a defense contract.
Sadly all this will be used against us; the ruling class is getting ready for when the shit hit's the fan.
That music sounds like something I created back in 94 with WinMOD.
it doesnt really move like a snake. it just rolls
Yikes!
Just wait until they add venom darts and other weaponry.
Hmm, that's kinda awesome. And freaky. There are a million subversive type things you could do with those.. especially if incased in some rubberish stuff so it wouldn't clank around in piping and such.
Big Brothers' eyes might have just gotten a little bit bigger. =P
Dear NSA: Please just tap my phone, dont send this thing.
I'm building a robot mongoose. Robotikitavi!
That = Want!
Biomorphic robots R cool. To bad the big thing is still Web 2.0.
I thought it was awesome until I saw it creeping and then LOOKING at the camera and then on the ceiling. Jebus...nightmares.
@XJ_4x4:
Yes. Ban-hammer time!
I have to admit I'm creeped out by the wriggling in mud, up the side of a building, in the pipe and especially up that guy's leg!
(Robot) Snakes on a Plane?!?
So uh, do they still need any funding? Is it too late to make a generous donation to preserve my allegiance?
snake clims up tree. snake eats Apple(R)
OMG this is so fake you can see the string
Seems more caterpillar than snake.
The Birth Of Solid Snake
Oh NNooOOOoooo SnaAAaaaaAAaaAke! Its a SnAaaAAAaaaaAAAke.... badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger...MUSHROOOOOOM!
Go CMU!
At least they're not spiders. I would spazz if I saw some 8 legged mechanical freaks coming at me
That music sounds like Crazy Train.
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