Water Skimming Robot: Drowns in Schuylkill

December 13, 2007 in Uncategorized with 2 Comments

Water Skimming Robot: Drowns in Schuylkill

I recently purchased a Roomba robot off some guy on Craigslist, and I immediately feared the inevitable robot uprising. Truly, it is only a matter of time. They don’t just clean our apartments anymore. They fly, they work as secretaries, and now, they walk on water.

Students at Carnegie Mellon University’s NanoRobotics lab decided to help robots defeat humans even quicker, by creating this robotic water strider. Thanks guys, you’ve doomed us all.

Video of the little robotic devil floating on water after the jump.

Via Botjunkie

About Eric: Eric spends most of his time writing, taking pictures, reading, and hanging out with his (somewhat famous) chinchilla Mittens and bunny Rory. He teaches writing and literature at some local Philadelphia colleges and works in publishing. He knows absolutely nothing about sports, and is proud of it.

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2 Responses to “Water Skimming Robot: Drowns in Schuylkill”

  1. annie December 13, 2007 at 10:45 pm #

    man, I wish I were smart enough to create a robot!

  2. Tim Quirino December 14, 2007 at 9:57 am #

    eric smith you broke the site with this video! GG.

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