Robot Walks on Water 273
gmletzkojr writes "Yahoo! News has a story about a robot built to walk on water, much like small insects, bugs, and of course, Jesus. The current robot is only a prototype, but more 'useful' robots are already being imagined." This puts into practice what scientists learned just last year.
Quick mover (Score:5, Insightful)
Since these little things rely on some form of surface tension, will a surfact tension modified such as oil or soap affect them.
Re:Pictures? (Score:3, Insightful)
We've already done walking, flying and swimming bots, so why not skimming?
Re:Well now... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Lava-proof (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Jesus didn't walk on the water (Score:1, Insightful)
One of the few cases where the second version is more interesting than the original.
Cheap Robot (Score:2, Insightful)
Great! So, show me how!
Re:my roommate did this as an undergrad (Score:1, Insightful)
Unless there is more than one MIT team using a "robostrider" to learn about fluid dynamics.
Re:Jesus didn't walk on the water (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Jesus didn't walk on the water (Score:2, Insightful)
Read the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. It'll describe to you when the death penalty is justified.