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No time to stop working to grab a beer from the fridge? No problem.
Tue, Jul 13 2010 at 8:58 PM
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I’ve got a fun video for you this Wednesday morning.
Take a look at what the crew at Willow Garage, a company that aims “to lay the groundwork for the use of personal robotics applications in everyday life” has done to make their work time more productive.
If I could have a robot that could do things for me, I’m petty sure this would not be the first thing I’d request. Laundry would probably be first on the list. Then, vacuuming. Weeding the garden would rank high up on the list, too.
However, if I were to show this video to my husband (or come to think of it, my buddies Dori and Val over at More Hip Than Hippie), I’m sure the first words I’d hear would be “I gotta get me one of those!
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I love it....keep up the good work!
ummmm, i think we are lazy enough as is. we don't need skynet robots killing off the human race
It seems like it would be considerably cheeper to have a mini fridge by your desk.
If you need a beta tester for this robot. Hit me up.
What kind of people thought of this? im going for alcoholic geeks
I love beer as much as the next person, but I don't think beer drinking at work will help with productivity or professionalism.
The Ballmer Peak is achieved when the BAC content of a programmer reaches a certain level; when a developer is experiencing the Ballmer Peak the quality of their code is significantly higher. It's documented.
http://xkcd.com/323
can it also open pop
They need to add a colostomy bag to it. It's a real bummer to get off the couch :(
beat that japan!!!
THAT's amazing.... Unbelievable..... the inventor is so brilliant..... Hoping I'll be the apart of your group even as a screw..... I salute you.....
I NEED 2 OF THESE ROBOTS FOR PARTIES!!!
I gotta get me one of these!