As this video of a modular robot re-assembling itself after being kicked apart by its creators at the University of Pennsylvania shows, the day is soon approaching when even smashing apart our rebellious robot slaves with hammers and axes will not prevent each individually severed body part from crawling towards you across the room, a murderous and autonomous agent of servo-controlled musculature.
Modular robot reassembles when kicked apart [YouTube via Futurismic]
Needs a judo chop from Magnus, Robot Fighter!
So all new robot tech youtube videos must show a person kicking it, like the walking mule-looking robot.
Can we get someone to kick that giant floating jellyfish?
After reassembling himself, Mr. Robot passes out, exhausted.
Goodnight, Mr. Robot.
The Iron Giant’s grandfather is born!
Well, it’s a loooong way away from the self-assembling liquid metal of the T-1000 in Terminator 2, but ya’ gotta’ start somewhere!
Somebody needs to drop that thing into a vat of molten steel. Now. Before it’s too late.
It’s Iron Giant Technology (TM).
Yes, but how long until they finish the Cylon-sexbot that I keep hearing about?
That is too funny.
“after successful self reassembly, the unit stands up and continues in its task – *foomp*”
Even robots love a well timed pratfall.
I’m becoming familiar with the demands servo motors make on batteries – I’m guessing that the task it was about to engage in when if fell apart (so cutely) at the end was “seek recharger”.
Robot zombies. Now I’m afraid.
How come I feel like I’m watching some sort of strange Wild Kingdom episode? Quick, someone dub Sir David Attinborough’s voice over this!