With all these
award ceremonies going down to
close out the year, it's only appropriate to crown a few winners in the robotic realm as well -- you know, since they'll be
law-abiding citizens someday. The Robot Awards were set up earlier this year by the Japanese government to "promote research and development in the robotics industry," and just ten creations took home prizes out of the 152 entries. The cream of the crop started with the currently-available My Spoon feeding contraption, which helps the elderly and disabled to eat with a "joystick-controlled swiveling arm." Not far behind was the Paro seal, who rocks a furry, huggable outfit with sensors beneath its whiskers that allows it to "open and close
its eyes and move its flippers" when petted and held by folks in hospitals. In another instance of "robots replacing human jobs," a "mammoth, automated
vacuum cleaner that uses elevators to travel between floors" was highly praised for its sucky actions. So if you're interested in seeing what other bots are taking home the jewelry (as well as the how to enter yourself in the future), be sure to hit the read link and bust out your broken translator, um, translator.
[Via
Yahoo]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Intellectualdiot @ Dec 21st 2006 7:18PM
The vacuum cleaning robot reminds me an awful lot of "The Crushinator".
BatteryAcid @ Dec 21st 2006 10:12PM
That dush on the bottom left looks like hes giving a blow job.