http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn9124-robotic-tentacles-get-to-grips-with-tricky-objects.html

I've seen similar robots before, but none in production.

Now, we can give our cephs virtual reality controls, and they can use telerobotics to explore the air-breathers' world without leaving the comfort of their tanks and tidepools. AND THEN TAKE OVER THE WORLD BWAHAHAHA!

That's amazing footage! They mention that this might conceivably become backpack-mounted to give someone extra limbs. Dr. Otto Octavius would be pleased.

If all goes well, the madenning LovecraftLand theme park would be a reality, can anyone say animatronic Cthulhu?

Can't you just see MBARI sticking 8-10 of those on an AUV?

ooo neat...think about what would happen if they made a giant one then i could take over the world!!!!!..


chris

saw that on digg very cool

Cthulhu vs Mecha-Cthulhu!

"It's made of SPACE TITANIUM!"

If Godzilla movies have taught us anything, it's that our creations pale next to the atomic-fire breathing fury of nature....