Apr 8 2009Scorpion/Ant Robot As Scary As It Sounds
The A-Pod is a scary-ass robot built by some A-Hole because his parents didn't play with him enough as a child, and now he's hellbent on robotic world domination. Of course, I suppose it could have been a woman that built it, in which case, witchcraft. Now, where'd I put my pitchfork? Ha, I've been sitting on it this whole time!
A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos. This video demonstrates body movement and mandible control. I still have to do some mechanical improvements to the legs (therefore little walking)
The majority of the video consists of the robot dry-humping the floor, but there was a little footage demonstrating how easily the bot's mandibles can hold a Coke can or snip off your change purse. Which, be honest, is probably just full of useless Canadian coins anyways. BOOM -- consider yourself metaphored, son!
Thanks to Jon and Kevin, who tried stomping the bastard but only lost toes.
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Reader Comments
1. dan - April 8, 2009 11:41 AM
FIST
2. Maes Hughes - April 8, 2009 11:43 AM
lol @ humping the floor i think he is looking to trade for a piece of meat as well...
3. Daisy - April 8, 2009 11:48 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max went to buy a car with his dad and they bought a crappy camaro because none of the other cars had windows. Later the car ran away and came back and saved Max and Baja from some evil alien robots, but not before one of them became Baja's phone.
4. gizmoduck - April 8, 2009 11:49 AM
just need to put a cake on top of that and then you're ready to take over the world little lady
5. Madgame - April 8, 2009 11:51 AM
I'd like to see a robot zombie....maybe it would trade me meat for sex. If not me then maybe a dinosaur
6. catch22 - April 8, 2009 11:57 AM
NEAT
@1 "first fail"
7. dubba - April 8, 2009 12:02 PM
what, no velcro feet wall walking action?
8. naas 日本に行く - April 8, 2009 12:13 PM
yeah that looks like a wikked evil robotic beetle, no thanks unless it's on my side
9. Kokopure - April 8, 2009 12:13 PM
Walking doesn't seem to be its specialty.
That said, it is one helluva dancer / drink pourer.
Make it fast and I'll be worried ;3
10. I Hate Fakers - April 8, 2009 12:14 PM
MF geekologie writer has not posted about something I sent to 'em >:(
11. the black penny - April 8, 2009 12:17 PM
that was really good.
nice work on that, can see why the trouble with walking
most those other ones keep falling over
look at honda,,they build robots that build cars,,(just look at the engine)
they want smarts.
an still cant get it right..
lotsa flex on this one
12. taintily smitten - April 8, 2009 12:19 PM
@3: Wasn't that an old episode of Perfect Strangers? The one where Balki lost his virginity on the hood of the Camero but he didn't even know it...sneaky alien robot predators. But the day was saved when Chris Hansen jumped out of the bushes.
13. guate6 - April 8, 2009 12:28 PM
Neat robot I'd say
14. Pew³ - April 8, 2009 12:35 PM
Gene Simmons sent a few of these after my buddy Tom Selleck once.
ONCE!
15. Pew³ - April 8, 2009 12:42 PM
Congratulations, guys, you just staked out a roll of toilet paper.
Anyone?
Runaway? 1984? Tom Selleck? Gene Simmons? Kirstie Alley?
Sombody remembers this movie, right?
Maybe I'll sing next.
16. MacMaster - April 8, 2009 1:19 PM
Holy Shit! Can you imagine 20 or 30 of those coming at you?!? Consider me totally freaked out and scared for my safety.
Possible ways to combat:
Stomp on it right in the center, it doesn't like sturdy enough to support a human.
Try to sever the butt, it looks like it has important stuff kept there, like power supply or controller board.
RUN LIKE HELL!! It looks fairly slow, for now...
17. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - April 8, 2009 1:52 PM
@15
I used to watch that shit on a weekly basis. That stupid shit about the smart bullet was the most ridiculous plot device I've ever seen. Excellent movie. Gene Simmons couldn't have been more slimy.
18. Ed aka the-iguana - April 8, 2009 2:08 PM
air humping ant ftw!
19. Watch - April 8, 2009 2:24 PM
this creepy but cool. I see a potential in these being built in bigger scale for earthquake rubble rescue removal.
20. jimmy - April 8, 2009 2:25 PM
well I had a good run...
21. geologygirl420 - April 8, 2009 2:47 PM
Useless Canadian coins?
22. meowmo - April 8, 2009 2:55 PM
it is clear to me that this robot is designed for sex.
23. Spikey DaPikey - April 8, 2009 2:56 PM
I wonder where the acid injector is hidden !!
*runs away..............*
24. BOBSAGET! - April 8, 2009 3:15 PM
Give that robot a hang dang...thing obviously wants to get it on.
25. Rhialto - April 8, 2009 7:00 PM
I know it's harmless but it looks pretty scary though! Well done!
26. Galtacticus - April 8, 2009 7:04 PM
Does it deliver pizzas as well?
27. Alucarda - April 9, 2009 6:13 AM
Okay..these things look horribly much like the Replicators from Stargate SG-1. On a side note, they almost wiped out an entire very advanced race [The Asgard]. Worried yet?
28. kreebilicus - April 9, 2009 7:09 AM
Stargate SG-1 is crap. Why even admit to having watched it?
29. Mr.el - April 9, 2009 1:18 PM
Anyone know what the song is called thats being played?
30. captain pants - April 10, 2009 2:39 PM
hallo cgi. seriously, anyone else think so?
31. reptilard - April 12, 2009 3:09 PM
@16
at the speed they 'run' you have the time to construct one for yourself before they can see you
32. JimBoo - April 13, 2009 5:50 PM
Notther good reason to keep buying ammo. Fist time i see one of these f'ing bots on the back porch trying to make off with a beloved can of my PBR, its on like Donkey Kong MFERS. Its 12 ga slugs and pitbulls you metal beeeatches!!!
33. Wolc - July 24, 2009 8:58 PM
Awwww.. a puppy.. so cute :)