Behold! Duke Scientists Build Biblically Accurate Angel Robot

Be not afraid, human. A new robot developed at Duke University isn’t intended to strike fear into the hearts of anyone who beholds it, but more closely resembles one of those terrifying biblically accurate angels than it does any other machine or living creature you’ve ever seen.

Behold! Duke Scientists Build Biblically Accurate Angel Robot. Be not afraid, human. A new robot developed at Duke University isn’t intended to strike fear into the hearts of anyone who beholds it, but more closely resembles one of those terrifying biblically accurate angels than it does any other machine or living creature you’ve ever seen. Called Argus, the robot is a rolling, virus-shaped conglomeration of twenty telescoping legs attached to a central core. And it’s completely covered in eyes that let it see in every direction, which is literally how some of the more terrifying versions of the divine creatures are described (see: ophanim). The result is something that is not only all-seeing, but capable of moving in any direction on a dime. Its designer Boyuan Chen, a Duke engineering professor, says his team’s goal was to think outsid...