A Beer Can That Turns Into a Robot
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A Beer Can That Turns Into a Robot
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#2I can't wait for when startups are making amazing robots for people. The imagination runs wild.
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#3But can I drink beer out of it?
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#4But can I drink beer out of it?
I hope A full beer can will roll to my hand from the fridge one day like that.
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#5A friend in the robotics industry once joked that there were key differences between American and Japanese robots: American robots were often built to be behind the scenes in factories, while Japanese robots were merely advertising. Take a look at ASIMO to see what he meant.
I personally chose to stay out of a robotics career because I saw so much potential wasted on (what I thought) were nonsensical things. I felt the onus was on designers to "humanize" them as much as possible when that lead to expensive, fragile solutions. iRobot is a perfect example of the opposite of this -- the Roomba navigation system is incredibly simple, stupid, and robust. It's as cheap and simple as you can make it while still getting the job done. Yet, people demanded a robot that would scan the room and clean 'like a person does.' Robots aren't people, stop designing like them. These are the kinds of things that will actually help us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFW7VQpY-Ik&feature=relat...
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#7But can I drink beer out of it?
Perhaps this is what you're looking for:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjAZ5esOBZw *
* Warning: not very related to topic.
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#8But can I drink beer out of it?
No, you're looking for Barbot: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/gallery-robot-bartend...
BaR2D2L: http://www.jamiepricecreative.com/bar2d2.html
or RoboExotica: http://www.roboexotica.org/
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#9A friend in the robotics industry once joked that there were key differences between American and Japanese robots: American robots were often built to be behind the scenes in factories, while Japanese robots were merely advertising. Take a look at ASIMO to see what he meant. I personally chose to stay out of a robotics career because I saw so much potential wasted on (what I thought) were nonsensical things. I felt t…
For some reason, I find that completely fascinating. Such a great, elegant solution to the problem.
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#10I can't wait for when startups are making amazing robots for people. The imagination runs wild.