Since you're up, could you bring HRP-2 something from the fridge?

We've liked what we've seen so far from the Kawada's HRP bots, what with the dancing and the martial arts and the industrial capabilities, but their latest update for the HRP-2 has just vaulted the line from a life of menial tasks straight to middle management. The bot is now capable of accepting verbal commands to grab a drink from the fridge, but it would much rather delegate the task, which it can do equally as well. Sounds like this unit is gearing up for a life of 40 hour work weeks and a cushy pension, instead of the dancing ninja industrial bot we mistook it for.

[Via Robot Gossip]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2006 7:12PM]

First Post!!! ha ha
sweet, do they sell them (HIM) on the web and or how much will it be... (I know this is a stupid question but what the H3Ll)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2006 9:14PM]

Havent those people seen I-Robot?!?! ;) hehehe

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2006 10:30PM]

The best is the broken engrish. How come it looks like voltron? Does it get bigger if it crosses its arms?

[jygsaw Posted Jan 24th 2006 11:03PM]

I, for one, welcome a cold beverage.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 24th 2006 11:26PM]

They named it after a disease? Herpe?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2006 12:19AM]

What does it transform into?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2006 6:01AM]

Voltron: and i'll form the head. Defender of the Universe he he he :))

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2006 7:06AM]

"When it improves the camera of the head which hits against the eye of the robot," =)

[dannylewis Posted Jan 25th 2006 7:51AM]

They took our jobs! (South Park reference)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2006 9:15AM]

I'm sure it's gonna take like 5 minutes to find the thing it's looking for in the fridge. That means you could do it faster by your self and you loose temperature status in the fridge!

"I said VB not Heineken! Bad robot! Bad! Now go to your recharging station, connect to the internet and think/report about what you did!"

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2006 10:35AM]

I, for one, welcome a cold beverage.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2006 11:14AM]

Sure .. he can get a drink ... but can he shoot down sith?

http://downloads.bioware.com/starwarskotor/desktops/HK47desk_1024.jpg

"... ... here is you drink, meatbag ..."

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2006 12:20PM]

Last thing I need is a robot telling ME to get a drink!

[Dybuk Posted Jan 25th 2006 8:53PM]

It's a good thing they didn't make it's middle name Simplex.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2006 10:17AM]

He sits in my favorite chair and dares me, and when I look over he is making a fist, one finger at a time:

http://i.timeinc.net/popsci/migrated_flat_files/mp3/Todd.mp3

(The artist is Jonathan Coulton.)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2006 10:56PM]

In Soviet Russia, the robot commands you!