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The researchers who built the prototype robotic arm Festo claim that they were inspired by the look and movement of an elephant’s trunk. But anyone familiar with Spider-Man’s nemesis, Dr Otto Octavius, knows exactly what they really had in mind. More »
This video of the Festo CyberKite shows exactly how we’ll arrive at our dystopian future. Robots will do our jobs and play our games. Eventually, completely devoid of feeling, we’ll all… say, look at that kite go! [IEEE Spectrum]
Festo is no stranger to autonomous robot creatures, but their latest initiative, called the Bionic Learning Network, might as well be referred to from here on out as Skynet for the animal kingdom.
