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Walking, rolling and slithering... Shape-shifting Robot

Postby Taro Toporific » Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:39 pm

Shape-shifting robot shows off its moves
16:07 17 November 04 NewScientist.com news serviceA shape-shifting robot comprised of many independently moving components has been demonstrated walking, rolling and slithering for the first time.
The prototype robot - called ATRON - demonstrated its various metamorphoses in Tokyo on Wednesday. For example, reconfiguring its many individual modules allows the robot to change its mode of locomotion on command....more...
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Postby Pizzicatoblue » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:34 am

DAMN! NOW THAT'S JUST A-DAMN'MAZING!!
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Postby aquamarine » Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:15 pm

Now just imagine, make it somewhat smaller, add a long lasting battery, a remote control, a few small vibrator motors inside and finally cover it Jel-Lee latex rubber and what have you got? A tentacle-rape fetishst's wet dream!
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Postby oyajikun » Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:34 pm

I'd liek to see video of this thing in action.
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Postby Taro Toporific » Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:15 pm

oyajikun wrote:I'd liek to see video of this thing in action.


http://www.hydra-robot.com/Animations/ATRON_Sim.html
http://www.hydra-robot.com/Animations/atronVideos/squareClusterWalk.mpg
http://www.hydra-robot.com/Animations/atronVideos/cubeClusterWalk.mpg
http://www.hydra-robot.com/Animations/atronVideos/ControllerOnlyEvolution.mpg
http://www.hydra-robot.com/home.html

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http://adaptronics.mip.sdu.dk/Videos/Reconf/CONRO/DynamicReconfiguration.mpg
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