Are you a rooter ofsnakes ? If not , you wo n’t sanction of the late collaboration between the Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Kongsberg Maritime , and Statoil : Let us introduce you to Eelume , a ego - propelled , aquatic , mechanically skillful snake .
A current usable role model of the new cyber sea snake in the grass . Kongsberg Gruppenvia YouTube
As you may have noticed , humans are n’t particularly suited to live underwater , let alone performing complex fix jobs beneath the wave . This is where this peculiar , otherworldly , and downright wriggly automaton creature come in .
absolutely adapted to swim through the water – rather like a realsea snake – it is designed to probe submerged equipment , inspecting it for hurt and set about round-eyed maintenance tasks using inbuilt pincers and other little tool . If they ’re in a rush , they can use on - plug-in thruster for a amphetamine boost .
Sneaking cyber sea Snake . Kongsberg Gruppenvia YouTube
At the moment , these mecha - Hydra are just a workplace - in - onward motion , which explain why very little technical detail have bene disclose by the three companies . They also appear to be attach to a power cable that extends up above the water system , which would be a serious limitation in genuine - spirit site imply the dangerous , dark deepness of the world ’s oceans .
construct imagery of a squadron of cyber sea snakes . Statoilvia YouTube
Still , it ’s a pretty cool concept , one that may someday save companies a gross ton of money when sizeable , lumbering , and passably unwieldy submergible vehicles – the type normally used to guide underwater maintenance – are taken out of the equation .
The scope to the inquiry . Kongsberg Gruppenvia YouTube
