Just how does the Salamandra Robotica II do it? Well, it is capable of performing such feats of mimicry that eerily resembles an actual salamander thanks to a digital neural network that instructs it to swim, crawl or walk, depending on the intensity of electrical signals that course through its “spinal cord” circuits. There is a remote “brain” laptop which plays the role of mimicking signals that a real salamander brain sends to its spinal cord, which then allows the Salamandra Robotica II to alter its speed, direction and gait through the simple act of triggering a simple electronic signal. Something tells me the military will have great and interesting use for this…