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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: 2, Funny) by bitshifter on Wednesday February 26 2014, @11:42AM

    by bitshifter (2241) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @11:42AM (#7344)

    welcome our limb chopping robotic overlords.

    (What the heck, I have Karma to burn)

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