Welcome to your creepy robot future. The ACM-R5 Amphibious Robot Snake pictured here is not a CG effect created for the next Alien movie, it’s an actual robotic snake. I have no idea why one would want a robot snake, amphibious or otherwise, but there you have it. To fully experience its creepiness though, you really have to watch this video on YouTube. For more robot creepiness, check out Boston Dynamics’ BIGDOG (YouTube link). It looks uncannily like the legs of two Cirque du Soleil dancers have been amputated and then grafted onto a large, motorized duffle bag. Slightly less creepy, but still managing an Uncanny Valley Quotient of 9 out of 10, is this Japanese Robo-Girl (YouTube link). If you’re not familiar with the term, learn more about the Uncanny Valley here.