Artist Ivan Henrique's robotic plant on wheels almost definitely doesn't need to exist, but then again, what art does?
Recently unveiled at Milan Design Week in Italy, the Robotic Action Plant is essentially a hacked wheelchair that reads the electromagnetic field of a mimos pudica plant, causing it to scarper away from any stimuli (read: curious art connoisseurs).
A custom circuit board forms the brains of the operation, while an on-board watering system ensures that the roaming foliage can survive independently once it's gained sentience and plots against its human overlords.
You can find out more about the startling invention here.
See also:
Top 5 robot vacuum cleaners
Robotech: the world's creepiest real-life robots
Top 25 hacker movies
Source: Copyright © Stuff.tv
More in Stuff (1 of 10 articles)
NEWS
More in Stuff (2 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (3 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (4 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (5 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (6 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (7 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (8 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (9 of 10 articles)
More in Stuff (10 of 10 articles)
News
Best iPhone and iPad apps this week
Review
Preview: BlackBerry, Z10
Feature
Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy S3
Gallery
In Pictures: 10 of the best retro game covers
Get advice on the best gear, take part in discussions with comments on blogs, news and reviews; post your own reviews and tailor make your information specifically to your interests.
Processing registration... Please wait.
This process can take up to a minute to complete.
A confirmation email has been sent to your email address - SUPPLIED EMAIL HERE. Please click on the link in the email to verify your email address. You need to verify your email before you can start posting.
If you do not receive your confirmation email within the next few minutes, it may be because the email has been captured by a junk mail filter. Please ensure you add the domain @pcauthority.com.au to your white-listed senders.
Click here to close this message
