You all know from scifi lore that when the robots rise up and overthrow the meat puppet masters they will create all manner of robotic creatures of the Earth to hunt us down. Why oh why do we have to hasten the day by havin’ creatures all designed and ready for ‘em. I recently came across a story about the Hirose Fukushima lab in Japan (of course) where they are diligently working on .. wait for it .. robot SNAKES!
The ACM-R5 snakebot that can slither on land and swim gracefully in the water, it’s rhythmic movement is quite hypnotic – wait a minute – it’s a snake – of course it’s hypnotic. The joint of ACM-R5 consists of an universal joint and bellows. It was developed on the basis of the previous model HELIX, which was designed for research of spirochete-like helical swimming. An universal joint plays a role of bones, and bellows do a role of an integument. ACM-R5 can form a smooth shape due to this joint structure, and it is important for effective locomotion.Each joint unit has CPU, battery, motors, so they can operate independently. Through communication lines each unit exchanges signals and automatically recognizes its number from the head, and how many units join the system. Thanks to this system operators can remove, add, and exchange units freely and they can operate ACM-R5 flexibly according to conditions. ACM-R5 is equipped with advanced control system and shows the ability of amphibious snake-like robots to a certain extent.
Check it out here – before you see it climbing out of your toliet at night 
