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Carnivorous Robot

2009-06-29, 3:48 AM #1

Baconfish

ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER

Posts: 18,004

http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn17367-carnivorous-domestic-entertainment-robots

nope.

2009-06-29, 5:41 AM #2

Alco

Monty Hall's Favorite Contestant

Posts: 760

What happens when they eliminate all of the "pests" and get low on energy? Also, how are the robots capable of distinguishing "pests" from other lifeforms?

2009-06-29, 6:01 AM #3

Martyn

The Daddy

Posts: 9,001

2009-06-29, 6:51 AM #4

Chewbubba

Corrupting the Nation's Youth.

Posts: 4,034

It's the beginning of the Matrix. Wasn't the Matrix powered off of humans?

"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."

2009-06-29, 7:31 AM #5

Freelancer

Peelancer

Posts: 15,012

I'll be impressed when it doesn't need to be plugged into an electrical socket.

"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009

2009-06-29, 7:58 PM #6

Dash_rendar

Xizor's Drinking Buddy

Posts: 2,867

Yawn. I lit a light bulb with a bunch of potatoes and lemons in grade school and this isn't all that different.

2009-06-29, 9:25 PM #7

Deadman

twitches

Posts: 6,222

Nice! A rat powered rat catcher.

You can't judge a book by it's file size

2009-06-30, 7:24 AM #8

Sarn_Cadrill

Mr. Know-Alot

Posts: 7,470

mark my words.. this is the beginning of the end.

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Lassev: I guess there was something captivating in savagery, because I liked it.

2009-06-30, 8:23 AM #9

Ruthven

Not The Man He Once Was

Posts: 7,638

imagine the smell of rotting rats in fuel cells

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