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Chainsaw-wielding Robot Chops Limbs Off of Trees

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday February 26 2014, @02:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-for-one-welcome-our-new-Chainsaw-Bot-overlords dept.

Sir Garlon writes:

"Researchers in Japan have developed a chainsaw-wielding robot that climbs trees and prunes off limbs. Such pruning is currently done by humans, who can't always use a cherry picker and sometimes have to climb the tree and operate the chainsaw one-handed. That is, not surprisingly, rather dangerous. The robot is still experimental, and it's remotely operated, not fully autonomous. But it's an impressive gadget none the less. Robots with chainsaws, what could possibly go wrong? Linked article includes video."

 
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  • (Score: 2) by unitron on Wednesday February 26 2014, @02:51PM

    by unitron (70) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @02:51PM (#7311) Journal

    ...as long as trees are the only things off of which it chops limbs.

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  • (Score: 2) by NecroDM on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:39PM

    by NecroDM (376) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:39PM (#7342)

    You have to start small, skynet wasn't built in a day you know?