Care-O-bot 3 takes on monotonous and irksome tasks
Writing by lukeanderson on Thursday, 10 of July , 2008 at 2:38 am
After watching Wall-e last week I’ve wondered just how long it will be before we all can have robots that fetch drinks and perform other mundane tasks. While it will likely be some time before all of us can have one, such bots already exist.
The Care-O-bot 3 stands 4′3″ and has a single arm which is designed specifically to “relieve us of heavy, dirty, monotonous or irksome tasks.” Now that sounds like my kind of robotic companion. One of its primary functions is to serve drinks. Since many drinks come in varying containers, it can actually learn the shape of each bottle or can.
To teach it a newly-shaped container, simply place the bottle or can into the hand of your bot, and it will produce a 3D rendering, which will be stored in its memory. There are also sensors in each finger which allow it grip the container with the right amount of pressure, so as not to destroy your drink in the process of transporting it.
Currently the Care-O-bot 3 takes orders via a touchscreen menu, however, they currently have a test unit which can recieve audio commands as well. Man, I can’t wait until the day when these things are actually affordable.
VIA [ Gearlog ]
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