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Chainsaw-wielding Robot Chops Limbs Off of Trees

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday February 26 2014, @10:00AM   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: 3) by mcgrew on Wednesday February 26 2014, @11:22AM

    by mcgrew (701) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @11:22AM (#7328) Homepage Journal

    More like an alpha. Alpha: testing in-house. Beta: released to the public for final testing.

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  • (Score: 1) by weeds on Wednesday February 26 2014, @11:26AM

    by weeds (611) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @11:26AM (#7330) Journal

    True enough, but who cares about "Alpha"?

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