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kinda low-tech technology if you ask me. why dont you just attach a camera with night vision or attach a light to it? sounds like just a stupid attention gimmick

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't "vision" involve the ability to see? If it is about tactile sensory, than what difference does night or day make?

Neat technology. Wrong application. Wrong marketing?

It appears that neither of the above posts gave reference or reverence to the fact the robot could be used in situations where there is little or no vision at all until one is very close up to an object. I think it's a wonderful notion and may very well be instrumental in saving the lives of trapped miners which there have been several cases lately. Wouldn't these be ideal for besides locating people, there may be oxygen tanks towed behind just in case?