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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Almost Jetsons

Hey, Rosie! Make me a sandwich:

How do you make generally charmless robots a little less intimidating? One word: breakfast. Take James and Rosie, two PR2 bots that are programmed to whip up meals with little more than a simple instruction.

Though the two robots were once only capable of making pancakes and sausages, they're now able to serve up sandwiches and stove-popped popcorn. Commands like "Make me a sandwich" will cause the bots to whir around the kitchen, toasting bread, laying out meat and cheese, and spreading any condiments before stacking your meal.


Finally! Domestic slave droids! I'll take a dozen, please. They should address me as "my Dark Lord of the Sith" and tremble visibly when I glance in their direction.

Oh, and if you can make one that'll go to work for me, you can have my car.

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