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Snake arm robot for inspecting the cutting head of a tunnel boring machine.
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Jon,
No doubt that it's a very efficient inspection machine. Man, it gives me creeps. I saw something very similar like that in Steven Spielberg's movie "War of the Worlds". :headshake:
---Joe
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I was thinking more of the movie The Abyss except from a water themeQuote:
Originally Posted by j.bickley
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Interesting, I know there must be a purpose for this uh thing but the need escapes me just nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Jon
I see a new tree trimming service or a cat retrieval machine.
Snake climbing a rope.
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Thanks.... I think.
Rick
Tesla snake
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM0lRfX6YI
Brown tree snakes were accidentally introduced in Guam, where they easily preyed on the native birds. The solution was to place bird nests on top of smooth poles. The snakes got around this with a lasso-style gripping technique that had not been seen before. Researchers noticed this and setup infrared cameras in an enclosure with smooth poles with rodents at their tops. 21-second video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjrawDTFXU
More: https://www.cell.com/current-biology...822(20)31763-2