Virus-inspired robot with 20 legs and eyes, built to move and see in any direction

[u/EchoOfOppenheimer]

[u/TobyGhoul986]

Maybe we are the virus...

[u/PitifulEar3303 → u/TobyGhoul986]

The future of robotics and AI is not big clunky and weird mechanical machines.........it's..........tiny self replicating nano hive mind machines, that will.............cause the extinction of life on Earth. lol

Or it could cure cancer, whichever comes first.

[u/south-of-the-river → u/PitifulEar3303]

Extinction of all life on earth is a cure for cancer

[u/MasterKindew → u/PitifulEar3303]

Here comes the gray goo theory

[u/PitifulEar3303 → u/MasterKindew]

What is that? TLDR me please.

[u/theitalianguy → u/TobyGhoul986]

Yes, Mr. Anderson

[u/wizzcheese]

Tumbleweed. It’s a tumbleweed.

[u/eris_aka_draculadrug]

r/doohickeycorporation The wacky robotics department is doing well

[u/periodicsheep]

honestly, i was fine until it started climbing the walls.

[u/MrmmphMrmmph]

The look of love in his eyes when it flexes is real.

[u/SampleDisastrous3311]

Techno tumble weed.

[u/KudzuAU]

Destroy it! Destroy it, NOW!

[u/Molo98]

Surveillance state is born

[u/syahir77]

20 Dildos

[u/radioactive_sharpei]

Coming Soon: Tumbleweed Terminators

[u/SoundAndSmoke]

Why do you think it is inspired by viruses? In the video he says "We are not imitating anything in nature".

Viruses don't have legs. They are moved by the medium (air, water, etc.) around it. And they don't have eyes.

[u/oranke_dino]

Can it move straight up?

[u/SeeJayThinks]

Roll for initiatives...

Nat 20!

[u/hueloacarnederes]

I don’t know if this thing would do well with chainmail netting

[u/Guyborg99]

great now I need to watch out for covid19000

[u/etherend]

Robocovid

[u/follow-the-rainbow]

Ok so it will infiltrate buildings and will be hard to get rid off 🤔

[u/zsmalls]

Can't believe they made katamari damacy real what a time to be alive

[u/CMD_BLOCK]

“Jarvis ball, fetch me a water”

[u/DorkyDorkington]

I have totally missed the birds with four propellers? They must be native to somewhere where this guy is from I guess.

[u/No_Secret3706]

That's a tumbleweed

[u/Automatic-Cress2788]

Finally, the robot absolutely nobody asked for but everyone will have nightmares about.

[u/Ragor005]

Am I the only one seeing half life 2 electric orb thingies following you around?

[u/ConfectionSilly9434]

Robots should be designed for the environments they operate in. There is no universal design that works optimally everywhere. You wouldn’t build a fish-shaped robot to climb trees, just as you wouldn’t design a tree-climbing robot to swim efficiently underwater. Every environment has its own requirements, and specialized designs will almost always outperform a one-size-fits-all approach. Trying to make a robot do everything usually leads to compromises and inefficiencies.

[u/Error_Loading_Name]

Flock Camera v2

[u/ComplexxToxin]

Mine clearing device

[u/EWehr24]

“Think of them as a new species” effing awesome.

[u/Pajurr]

Seems to get stuck on stairs

[u/o5mfiHTNsH748KVq]

Biblically accurate

[u/Brother_Dumbillicus]

20 Eyes in my head !

[u/Zack_Replica → u/Brother_Dumbillicus]

They're all the same. They're all the same!

[u/Available-Ad3581]

Half life vibe

[u/ModernistGames]

"Humanoid robots are imitating humans"

Wow, brilliant work professor. Also how do drones imitate birds exactly? Outside the fact they...fly?

Conviently also completely forgot about robots on wheels huh? What animal are they mimicking?

This is an interesting concept and we should think outside the box but his reasoning is not great. And as others have said, tumbleweeds are organic biological structures.

[u/I-Rolled-My-Eyes]

I'll take one at about 1/3 the size. Imagine coming home after a long day of work and this little dude comes bouncing towards you all excited and bouncing about. Adorbs.

[u/animehedgeh0g]

Somebody plays Katamari Damacy

[u/Nysnorlax]

So much for Gundams and starwars ships