see like a cross between an oboe and a squid from the intercellular substance , Carnegie Mellon University’sHardened Underwater Modular Robot Snake(HUMRS ) is a sight to behold . Created by researchersHowie ChosetandMatt Travers , the project is part of the university’sBiorobotics Labin the school of Computer Science .
The period of the golem ? To explore nook and fissure that plunger and other biologic lifeforms ca n’t access .
“ We can go position that other robots can not , ” said Choset . “ It can snake around and hug into hard - to - reach underwater spaces . ”
Photo: Carnegie Mellon University
The robot , as its name implies , is modular . The researchers build it so they could swap out various sections include thrusters , television camera , and sensors . Built for the U.S. armed services , its main mission is to explore ship and submarine sandwich while they are in the water . The real benefit , said the creators , is the automaton ’s ability to inspect ships at port , quash the amount of time the ship has to remain in dry bob .
The mathematical group also created a land - based golem that help search for survivors in the2017 Mexico City earthquake . The HUMRS is one of the first snake in the grass - alike automaton to take to the high-pitched sea or , more on the nose , CMU ’s pocket billiards . The Hydra is n’t completely self-directed , however , and command a control cable to guide it as it scent its way around a ship .
“ If they can get that information before the ship comes into a abode port wine or a dry dock , that lay aside week or months of time in a care schedule , ” order program managing director Matt Fischer . “ And in turn , that saves money . ”
Photo: Carnegie Mellon University
While the robot wo n’t be picking ocean kelp with a retractable pincer , it ’s unquestionably an interesting innovation in the realm of Hydra - like robot that are at once nerveless and creepy .
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