Don’t be fooled by the looks though. Made with 3D-printed segments, these robotic elephant trunks, which Festo calls as “Dynamic Handling Assistants” are also said to be capable of learning by itself. Featuring artificial intelligence and muscle memory, these creepy things are “programmed to learn in much the same way a human baby does ,” according to GeekoSystem. It actually reminds us of the Doc Ock’s tentacle arms from Spider Man.
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That’s not just bragging, New Scientist backs up the artificial intelligence features on this robotic tentacle as they have seen it with their own eyes. “as I move the bionic trunk in Steil’s lab into different positions it initially resists, but then yields and follows my movement. The next time I try to push it to the same spot, it moves easily, because the behavior has been learned.”
Sure it may seem like a breakthrough in technology and science, but can you really a trust these robotic trunks to do your work, even after watching Spiderman 2? I wouldn’t even imagine of going near that thing.
Watch the video to see these real-life Doc Ock arms in action.
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