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I am one of those researchers, ask me anything!
Cool! What would you say is the main non-dildo application for self-propelled crawlers like this? Like what purpose were you guys envisioning?
penetrating the ruins of a building (recent or archeological) to search for valuables like corpses, alive people, or archeological artifacts
What’s with all the ridges on it?
it’s ergonomic, feels better on the body, ribbed for your pleasure
Any plans for scaling up?
yes, I want to make one about 500L in size to snuggle with in bed
would you love me if i was a worm? 🥺
yes UwU
Can it be scaled up or down in size easily? Like can Palantir make very small versions to crawl into our ears and explode or some other comically bond-villian type or thing they love to do? 😂
how do you know our intended use!!?!? several geopolitical assassinations are planned and they depend on my research.
Can it be controlled by an app? Asking for a friend.
yes, planning to reach out to Lovense hopefully integrate with them
Is a flared base mod available?
With less pinch points?
The earthworm is right there as a model.
I’ve seen enough hentai to know where this is going…
it’s going where u think it’s going 😉
this is going in some ones bum. it might not come back out again without a enema or surgical intervention. but some one will, you mark my words.
Looking at it, I wouldn’t be surprised if “can crawl up the bum” was one of the stated goals of the project. I can see medical applications for a soft robot that navigates tight spaces. Let’s hope “can crawl out the bum” is on the roadmap.
Attach a long ass rope on its base.
the rope should probably be measurably larger than a long ass if it’s going to be safe for use.
‘Anything is a sex toy if you’re brave enough.’
Abe Lincoln.
They should develop it for its purpose in mind.
Tbh they probably did, there’s likely more profit in it as a luxury sex toy than in prosthetics or manufacturing.
I work in prosthetics and have seen a couple of tentacle-like terminal end devices made over the years, but they all fail to truly be useful for anything.
They fall into the category of being not efficient enough for specific or universal uses. For something like manufacturing they aren’t as efficient as building a specific tool for a specific purpose, and for something like a prosthetic they aren’t useful enough to overcome the fact that most things we interact with everyday are made to work with something in the shape of a hand.
So an expensive space dildo is likely the most profitable option if they can bring it to market at an achievable price. But honestly, most of these things are mainly created as an eye grabbing marketing scheme for some universities research department.
It’s not meant for prosthetics or manufacturing. It’s a robot that can get into tight spaces without depending on wheels, tracks, or legs, which are likely to get hung up on corners and debris. It could be used to, for example, crawl into rubble, or explore irregular caves. If it’s designed right it could be made pretty cheaply, even. Biggest downside is that it can’t climb, but that problem exists with most other robot designs as well.
It essentially has the same issue. How many scenarios can we think of that need something that can crawl into rubble or explore irregular caves, but without the ability to climb? It’s what happens when a design’s aesthetic is developed before its function.
When aesthetics is the selling point of an engineering project then the aesthetics is its purpose. In this case it’s to advertise a university’s research department.
Running cables through conduit is one example that comes to mind. You need something to drag the lead, and if there’s corners or something that thwarts using a fish tape, this kind of robot would be perfect.
It’s still not as effective as the current means. Plus, this would only hypothetically work on conduit that doesn’t elevate or go vertical. It’s cheaper and faster to just apply a shop vacuum to the conduit and suck a ball with a line through.
If the robot is the right size, it would be able to move vertically.
Mind you, you’re right, but new methods of locomotion can come in useful in surprising ways that you and I haven’t thought of.
Could be used in Tschernobyl
Paige, No!
At long last Fujidick is real
I read the title as cervices rule and it still makes sense.
Everyone is streaming OnePiece now
ngl their pfp fits lol
