SNAKES !!!!!!

[JohnBoucher]

Now that I have your attention, check out this video from Carnegie Mellon using snake locomotion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VLjDjXzTiU&feature=player_embedded

[EricVanWyk]

Now that I have your attention, check out this video from Carnegie Mellon using snake locomotion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VLjDjXzTiU&feature=player_embedded

My college room mate works in that lab.

He gave me a quick demo just under a year ago, and as part of it he made the snake climb my leg the same way that it climbs the tree in that video. In that moment, I realized two things: We are currently living in the future, and robot snakes do not yet understand the concept of "personal space".

[maverickfan138]

I saw a video of a quadruped robot with appendages similar to this snake. It was pretty interesting to watch.