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The TR Araña (Spanish, meaning "route tracing spider") is a robot that is claimed to remotely analyse the composition of the ground. The device was created by Chilean inventor Manuel Salinas and was reported to be able to operate at depths of up to 50 metres. It is widely believed by the scientific community to be a fraud.^[1]

Principles

Answering a request by the Chilean Commission on Nuclear Energy, Salinas wrote the following paragraph:

"[The principle behind the robot is] The non linear integration of the basic unit of life conformation the way it is known; therefore and merely as a functional and explanatory concept, I detail that our device is the integration of highly sophisticated electronic components which are able to decipher the unanimity equation in the chaos theory in the context of an integral raised to the power of the radical exponent, based in the conformation of the species, the way they are known after 20,000 years of assisted evolution."
— Manuel Salinas^[2]

At a presentation to students, physicists, and engineers at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María in Valparaíso, Chile, on 12 October 2005, Salinas gave improbable and seemingly irrational theories to explain how his machine worked. He offered inconsistent explanations of the device, including using concepts from science fiction, when questioned by the audience. The presentation and questioning were stopped when a professor, Dr. Patricio Häberle, announced that the University would neither support it nor give space for it to be presented, and that what Salinas had talked about was not genuine.^[3]

Criticism

Salinas says that the robot bounces a nuclear signal off materials to search for specific atomic compositions. Consensus exists among scientists that the technology Salinas says is used on the robot works‍— but only to depths of 30 cm and anything beyond that, such as the dozens of meters he claims to be able to probe, would be considered a technological advance.

Salinas has refused to patent the machine, saying the technology is "an industrial secret."

References

^ "El blog de Alexis Ibarra: Cómo El Mercurio desenmascaró a Arturito". Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ R. García and A. Ibarra (6 October 2005). "Robótica: "Arturito" no convence a los físicos". Diario El Mercurio (taken from El blog de Alexis Ibarra). Retrieved 29 September 2013.
^ "Avergonzado por universitarios". El Mercurio de Valparaíso. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

"Mystery Robot Said to Solve Crimes, Find Mines in Chile". National Geographic News. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 4, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
"TR Araña: La octava maravilla" (El Mercurio) (in Spanish)
"600 barrels of loot found on Crusoe island". The Guardian. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
"Robot claims 'treasure island' booty". New Scientist. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
"Gold fever grips Chilean island". BBC News. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
Detailed Image
Padre de TR Araña

[1] "El blog de Alexis Ibarra: Cómo El Mercurio desenmascaró a Arturito". Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[2] R. García and A. Ibarra (6 October 2005). "Robótica: "Arturito" no convence a los físicos". Diario El Mercurio (taken from El blog de Alexis Ibarra). Retrieved 29 September 2013.

[3] "Avergonzado por universitarios". El Mercurio de Valparaíso. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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+{{Short description|Ground analysis robot based on suspected fraudulent technology}}
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-The '''TR Araña''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]], meaning "route tracing spider") is a robot which is claimed to remotely analyse the composition of the ground. The device was created by [[Chile]]an inventor Manuel Salinas and was reported to be able to operate at depths of up to 50 metres. It is widely believed by the scientific community to be a fraud.
+The '''TR Araña''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]], meaning "route tracing spider") is a robot that is claimed to remotely analyse the composition of the ground. The device was created by [[Chile]]an inventor Manuel Salinas and was reported to be able to operate at depths of up to 50 metres. It is widely believed by the scientific community to be a fraud.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El blog de Alexis Ibarra: Cómo El Mercurio desenmascaró a Arturito|url=http://poleras.blogspot.com/2005/10/cmo-el-mercurio-desenmascar-arturito.html|access-date=2022-02-12|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Principles==
 Answering a request by the Chilean Commission on Nuclear Energy, Salinas wrote the following paragraph:
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+{{quotation|"[The principle behind the robot is] The [[non-linear system|non linear]] [[integral|integration]] of the basic unit of life conformation the way it is known; therefore and merely as a functional and explanatory concept, I detail that our device is the integration of highly sophisticated [[electronics|electronic]] components which are able to decipher the unanimity equation in the [[chaos theory]] in the context of an integral raised to the power of the [[Nth root|radical]] [[exponentiation|exponent]], based in the conformation of the [[species]], the way they are known after 20,000 years of assisted [[evolution]]."|Manuel Salinas<ref>{{cite web
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 |title=Robótica: "Arturito" no convence a los físicos
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-|work=Diario El Mercurio (taken from ''El blog de Alexis Ibarra'')
+|work=Diario El Mercurio (taken from El blog de Alexis Ibarra)
 |date=6 October 2005
 |accessdate=29 September 2013
 }}</ref>}}
-At a presentation at the [[Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María]] in [[Valparaíso]], [[Chile]], on 12 October 2005, Salinas gave fantastic and seemingly irrational theories to explain how his machine worked. Before an audience of students, physicists and engineers he offered inconsistent explanations. But after some questions by students (questions anwered with a mix of science fiction and ignorance) professor and Doctorate in Physics Patricio Häberle spoke to the audience, thanking them for the patience and respect, but that this presentation will stop here, the University will not neither support nor give space for this, what the person (referring to Salinas) has talked about is not serious.<ref>{{cite_web
+At a presentation to students, physicists, and engineers at the [[Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María]] in [[Valparaíso]], [[Chile]], on 12 October 2005, Salinas gave improbable and seemingly irrational theories to explain how his machine worked. He offered inconsistent explanations of the device, including using concepts from science fiction, when questioned by the audience. The presentation and questioning were stopped when a professor, Dr. Patricio Häberle, announced that the University would neither support it nor give space for it to be presented, and that what Salinas had talked about was not genuine.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.mercuriovalpo.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20051013/pags/20051013033452.html
 |title=Avergonzado por universitarios
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 ==Criticism==
+{{unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
-Salinas says that the robot bounces a nuclear signal off materials to search for specific atomic compositions.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} Consensus exists among scientists that the technology Salinas says is used on the robot works{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} — but only to depths of 30&nbsp;cm and anything beyond that, such as the dozens of meters he claims to be able to probe, would be considered a technological advance.
+Salinas says that the robot bounces a nuclear signal off materials to search for specific atomic compositions. Consensus exists among scientists that the technology Salinas says is used on the robot works{{px2}}{{mdash}}{{hsp}}but only to depths of 30&nbsp;cm and anything beyond that, such as the dozens of meters he claims to be able to probe, would be considered a technological advance.
-Salinas has refused to patent the machine, saying the technology is "an industrial secret."{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
+Salinas has refused to patent the machine, saying the technology is "an industrial secret."
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
 *{{cite web
 |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/060522-robots.html
+|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060604072519/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/060522-robots.html
+|url-status=dead
+|archive-date=June 4, 2006
 |title=Mystery Robot Said to Solve Crimes, Find Mines in Chile
 |website=[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic News]]
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 [[Category:Robots of Chile]]
 [[Category:2005 robots]]
+[[Category:Pseudoscience]]
+[[Category:Hoaxes in science]]
+[[Category:Academic scandals]]