Comments on: Snake robots

By: Leigh Times

Leigh Times — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:03:11 +0000

I was searching for repairing my xbox when I found your site. Great post. Thank You.

By: John Bokma

John Bokma — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 06:53:58 +0000

@happy gilmore – like I said, even my grandmother doesn’t make those jokes anymore.

By: jimmys

jimmys — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:03:43 +0000

I wouldn’t have seen this guy’s site if it hadn’t been brought to my attention. So to that extent, thanks hackaday! Hack or not, the article gave me some new ways to think about one of my projects.

liam: I agree that this is a project larger in scope than what is typically refered to as a ‘hack’. What is your definition of ‘hacking’?

By: Eliot Phillips

Eliot Phillips — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:45:40 +0000

Don’t worry I’ll be sure to post an article once someone hacks your everyday off-the-shelf robotsnake.

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:24:16 +0000

Hack or project who cares?
I enjoy both hacks and projects posted here. call it a physics hack if you like.

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:54:13 +0000

Is it just me, or are the ‘hacks’ being posted decending more and more into ‘projects’? In what way exactly is this a hack?

By: happy gilmore

happy gilmore — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 07:26:48 +0000

hey john bokma,
lighten up! sheesh!

By: jimmys

jimmys — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:44:08 +0000

it’s just this kind of irresponsible research that leads to james brolin getting bitten by a robosnake when they eventually get around to opening the Delos theme park.

By: John Bokma

John Bokma — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 02:44:56 +0000

I for one am going to make my garbage filter ( http://johnbokma.com/firefox/greasemonkey/digg-garbage-filter.html ) run on hack a day as well, because the first post and overlord jokes are getting quite outdated by now. Even my grandmother doesn’t make them anymore.

I for, one welcome our n00b kill filing overlords, all hail the GreaseMonkey

By: carpespasm

carpespasm — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:19:35 +0000

i for one, welcome our snakebot overlords

By: hex4def6

hex4def6 — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:18:34 +0000

the guy mentions that one use of the snakebot would be for search-and-rescue. I wonder though if an earthworm type design wouldn’t be better for that sort of thing; perhaps have sections that can inflate and deflate, which can provide grip in confined spaces such as pipes.

By: James

James — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:36:03 +0000

Awsome, one step closer to “Blade Runner”

Lets get rid of all living things

By: Sprite_tm

Sprite_tm — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:35:08 +0000

snakebots are cool. i made one with a group at the end of the first year of my ee-study at the university here. it used one engine per joint, and all the segments were the same (one uC, one motor, connector in front, connector in back) and could be connected in any order. the nice thing of the design was: powersupply allowing, you could split the snake in two and both ends would become an independent snake. Too bad I don’t have any info of it online anymore.