Spider-bot, Spider-bot
Does whatever a spider ought
Webs of steel, any size
Zap you with laser eyes
Look out!
Here comes the Spider-bot
komarovsays
How provincial. I’d pick something that flies. Between stars. For one thing, I’d have all the time in the world to get anywhere, and for another, I’d really like to get away from all the twenty-foot spiders crawling all over the place.
Why stop at 6 or 8 legs? How pedestrian! Don’t settle for anything less than a centi bot with deca wing and mega rocket capacity. Possibly some hyper space too.
emergencesays
How about going for the shape-shifting nanite swarm? No need to pick just one body plan when you can be all of them.
microraptor says
So basically a super-Tachikoma?
brett says
Too late, we’ve already started construction on the 50-foot-tall Cthulu robot for you.
wcaryk says
Four legs good, six legs better.
Olav says
Still two legs short.
cubist says
Spider-bot, Spider-bot
Does whatever a spider ought
Webs of steel, any size
Zap you with laser eyes
Look out!
Here comes the Spider-bot
komarov says
How provincial. I’d pick something that flies. Between stars. For one thing, I’d have all the time in the world to get anywhere, and for another, I’d really like to get away from all the twenty-foot spiders crawling all over the place.
Duth Olec says
I figured you’d rather a squid bot. Maybe a squider bot.
Lofty says
Why stop at 6 or 8 legs? How pedestrian! Don’t settle for anything less than a centi bot with deca wing and mega rocket capacity. Possibly some hyper space too.
emergence says
How about going for the shape-shifting nanite swarm? No need to pick just one body plan when you can be all of them.
Gregory in Seattle says
Nice, but does it have the Three Laws?
anbheal says
Mmmm, I’m getting a woody over the mating dance at 2:14.
JoeBuddha says
I used to read a LOT about BEAM robots back in the day. I’m wondering if BEAM techniques could work with something like this…