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Is there any existing tech that even approaches this? Tesla cars are an evolution and improvement upon tech that previously existed. Ditto Space X. But I'm not

• icegreentea 12y ago
  This is fundamentally a robotics problem. Typical issues with robotics have to do with sensing, power supply, and actuators (the last two being pretty well coupled). This particular application makes the first two issues make easier - it is a fixed application where installing extra sensors isn't too much of a big deal, and also interacts with a more or less predictable object. Power supply... ya, this thing is plugged into a wall, not an issue. Actuator-wise is just a question of price. Something that helps to make this seem less 'high-tech' is to imagine not a flexible cable or hose that articulates, but rather a large series of rigid connectors between articulation joints. CMU has a biorobotics lab that is particularly fond of snake bots (http://biorobotics.ri.cmu.edu/projects/modsnake/ http://biorobotics.ri.cmu.edu/projects/modsnake/).
• ep103 12y ago
  Snake arm projects have been around for many, many years. No idea what the state of their research / applications are though.
• sp332 12y ago
  Overcoming gravity isn't a problem if you don't have to worry about battery life. Why would it be any different from arm-type robots now?
• Rezo 12y ago
  Yes, take a look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gU6TWGynkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gU6TWGynkU
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