Comment Releax people, its only a snake... (Score 1) 66
Reading the comments so far, two issues are repeatedly reinforced...or two incorrect assumptions so stupid I don't know why they are moderated to 'insightful' or 'important'.
First one - if it looks like a snake it will scare people further. This is nonsense...a robotic snake will behave like a snake - but not look like a snake (or at least it can be made to look not like a snake - with some flashing LED lights on the body.) The mouth will have some camera, rather than fangs. Plus these are small robots. A Cobra whose bite can kill you in two hours is big - more than 2 meters.
Second issue - how can a country which cannot build a building to appropriate standards buy such costly equipment? This is so idiotic an argument I do not know where to start refuting. Let me use a car analogy - imagine buying a cheap car alarm or a steering wheel lock for your cheap clunker.
First one - if it looks like a snake it will scare people further. This is nonsense...a robotic snake will behave like a snake - but not look like a snake (or at least it can be made to look not like a snake - with some flashing LED lights on the body.) The mouth will have some camera, rather than fangs. Plus these are small robots. A Cobra whose bite can kill you in two hours is big - more than 2 meters.
Second issue - how can a country which cannot build a building to appropriate standards buy such costly equipment? This is so idiotic an argument I do not know where to start refuting. Let me use a car analogy - imagine buying a cheap car alarm or a steering wheel lock for your cheap clunker.