Robot crab prototype boasts Technics today, terror tomorrow

It may look like something that emerged from a DIY enthusiast's basement, but a post-graduate student at the University of Bath says the robot crab pictured above could one day change the way underwater exploration is conducted. As with so many other robots, that feat is done in no small part by mimicking the behavior of an animal, in this case a crab, which obviously lends itself particularly well to traveling both on land and underwater. Of course, it is just a Lego Technic-built prototype at the moment, so that latter bit is a tad lacking, but the man behind the bot says that a future model will boast full amphibious capabilities, along with better stability under a variety of different conditions.

[Via Daily Mail]

[av8or @ Mar 19th 2008 3:26PM]

if they put an acid squirter on it i'm sure gene simmons will be interested in them

[UKNigel @ Mar 19th 2008 4:09PM]

+1 for the reference. :) Very nice.

[bartoron @ Mar 19th 2008 3:30PM]

CRABBBBB BATTLEEEE!

[oshean @ Mar 19th 2008 4:22PM]

Yes, the battle has begun....enter the Aqua Raiders Crab Crusher!

[Miranda Kali @ Mar 19th 2008 3:31PM]

"future model will boast full amphibious capabilities, along with better stability"
...and a Boba Fett minifig.

[FGL82 @ Mar 19th 2008 3:45PM]

Oh, what the heck, it's myh first comment ever, so I might as well say it and be over with it: "I for one welcome our new robotic crab overlords"

Yikes! I did it!!! =D

[Derek B @ Mar 19th 2008 4:02PM]

Make that first 2 comments ever.

[FGL82 @ Mar 19th 2008 3:45PM]

Oh, what the heck, it's my first comment ever, so I might as well say it and be over with it: "I for one welcome our new robotic crab overlords"

Yikes! I did it!!! =D

[UKNigel @ Mar 19th 2008 4:10PM]

Wow, your first post is a double post. Go for the gold I guess.

[FGL82 @ Mar 19th 2008 4:16PM]

I did it to correct a typo after I had already activated the first comment

[Corwin @ Mar 19th 2008 5:59PM]

Myh god, you're as anal retentive as I am.

:-)

[Frun @ Mar 19th 2008 3:46PM]

Well then, you are not going like my steam-powered super spider, with the squishing and the squashing and the webbing made of NYLON!......The Nylon has been released!

[tvolcom @ Mar 19th 2008 4:08PM]

This is the project "Big Dog" my team has been working on

http://www.break.com/index/awesome-lifelike-robotic-dog.html

[Dan Davis @ Mar 19th 2008 4:10PM]

A little bit of lindane lotion will get rid of those nasty crabs

[Genome @ Mar 19th 2008 4:55PM]

Don't worry, I'm sure it has a weak point that we can attack.

[Kupaka @ Mar 20th 2008 10:45AM]

for massive damage?

[Harry Pallenberg @ Mar 19th 2008 5:36PM]

you want a cool robot?!?!!!
http://gizmodo.com/368651/new-video-of-bigdog-quadruped-robot-is-so-stunning-its-spooky

[tvolcom @ Mar 19th 2008 7:14PM]

@Hairy....u see my post above.....u tard!

[Richard @ Mar 19th 2008 7:28PM]

SP1 is working without problem on my Dell XPS M1530! I did have to update the UPEK fingerprint reader driver before I installed, but otherwise hassle free. Overall, I'm pleased with SP1 - seems like Microsoft is bringing Vista closer to the performance benchmarks of XP. WooHoo!

[Gerry @ Mar 19th 2008 8:41PM]

Tom Selleck does NOT approve!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FCSPIj9u0qw

[Daniel @ Mar 20th 2008 8:54AM]

Huh? This is just lego, anyone can build a logo model that walks! For my undergraduate thesis i built of group of flocking robots (which werent made out of lego).

http://www.dtsn.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/scarp.pdf

[Scott @ Mar 20th 2008 2:29PM]

Cool, a replicator!

[Leo M. @ Mar 21st 2008 6:50AM]

exactly what I thought :)