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Stolas@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I’m just happy for the snake. They look like they’re having such a good time. I love their beady eyes as they look around and in the video I love watching it turn its head and stick its tongue out.
diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Also the video shows they are uncomfortable with the servo vibrations.
Stolas@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Oh, that makes me sad. I didn’t watch the full video, so I’m not sure how it works and I hope it didn’t hurt the snake.
diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
I don’t think it hurt the snake exactly. The thing is basically a hardcoded pattern of “walking” played on servo motors (by comparing the current position to where it’s supposed to be then just turning in the general direction), with a switch that makes it freeze in place. When the motors were “frozen”, those would still wiggle around some set point. This made the snake not want to go in.
What they did is cut power to the motors completely to let the snake slide in, then turned the contraption on with the snake inside.