Do snakes freak you out? How about the idea of being hunted down and killed by robots either of their own accord, or on orders from someone else? If you said yes to either of those questions, chances are you’ll find this video a little freaky, but enthralling nonetheless.
The little guy featured in this clip is the HiBot ACM-R5, a robotic snake designed for underwater movement, and evidentially designed quite well. There’s something graceful and almost majestic about the way it twists and turns through the water, and the video’s soundtrack certainly helps play up that part. By the same token though, there’s something menacing about it. A robo-snake version of Jaws is way too easy to imagine. Either way, it’s fascinating to watch…from all the way over here where it’s safe. [IEEE Spectrum]













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Is this really a robot or did they just make some armour for a real snake?
It’s after your ass… and it’s out of lube.
That would make a great tagline for the movie.
I am sure that if I look hard enough, I will find a movie with that title.
Robotic water snake sounds like a euphemism for Data’s penis.
You’re all thinking it.