This terrifying eel-robot will perform maintenance on undersea equipment

This swimming eel-robot does not make me happy. Watching its long, black, mechanical body move underwater, its red eyes glowing, makes my nerves twitch. I have every sense that it's a predator, snaking its way through murky depths to ensnare, suffocate, and digest me. My id fails to register that this is just a robot, designed to perform inspections and do simple maintenance on undersea equipment. The robot is made by a Norwegian company called Eelume, which this week partnered with Norwegian companies Statoil and Kongsberg Maritime to fast-track production of these serpentine machines.