Tree Climbing Robot 143
galactic grub writes "New Scientist's new Tech Blog has an article about a remarkable, if slightly creepy, tree-climbing robot being developed by robotics experts from Carnegie Mellon and several other US Universities. The article comes complete with a video clip of it going up several different surfaces."
Transportatation? (Score:2, Interesting)
Okay maybe not THAT useful, but still..
From the makers of BigDog (Score:5, Interesting)
There's also Rhex a six legged waterproof go anywhere robot.
more info at http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?sec
Re:Flash required (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:Tree climbing robot for space exploration! (Score:4, Interesting)
KoalaChameleSloth? (Score:3, Interesting)
This could have really great applications in search and rescue. Things like vertical tunnels, high-wire-stranded utility worker rescue, and maybe even super-high building rescue and search efforts. (Not to mention the military applications...) This type of robotic cyberkoala should have excellent searching capabilities where wheel-/track-based robots cannot tread due to vertical or surface condition issues.
Replicators (Score:2, Interesting)
A Walking Metal Plate ... Using Roach Legs (Score:1, Interesting)
Now imagine if you were able to do the same with gecko legs. The applications would be very interesting. Although if you are a gecko fan you might find the whole invention rather abhorrent.
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Reminds me of the sea lampry robot (Score:3, Interesting)