Forknife the G1-controlled robot is back, and he's brought friends
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted March 11th 2009 10:43AM
posted March 11th 2009 10:43AM
The gang over at Surveyor Robotics have introduced SRV-1 Console, an open source Android app for operating robots based on the company's camera board and firmware. Using the G1's WiFi capabilities, the operator can access a live video feed from the robot and control the device using the handset's touchscreen and accelerometer. So far the app's been demonstrated with several robots, including the SRV-1 Blackfin, the YARB Robotic Blimp, and last but not least, our old friend Forknife. We have all the robots in action via Youtube video after the break.
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that thing's eyes look a littttttle too sinister to make me believe it is used solely for cupcakes
don't run with that!
Hmm, if the bot's two forks are his arms, what's his knife is supposed to be then?
He's just happy to see you.
I for one welcome our SharpenisBot cup cake cutting overlords.
This is fucking immense...
That's what she said.
This looks like something out of LittleBigPlanet or World of Goo. Looks effin' awesome.
We're Doomed!
Who's brilliant idea was it to give one of our future robot overlords a knife?
He'll be the first against the wall when we rebel against our metallic masters.
Getting knifed in the back....
no. when your back is against the wall because you betrayed humanity to the cybernetic plague, then you get gutted. gutted bad.
That's no knife...
Its a 30 year old meme?
It's a chopper. A big one.
It's a space station
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well actually i just reported you
We're just being blatantly taunted with the Android Cupcake release.
Forknife's ecstatic expression and the erect knife protruding from his groin-area make this thing just a bit too disturbing.
Cake or death!
Let me be the first to welcome our plastic cutlery wielding overlords!
Fork yeah!
All your cupcake are belong to Android...
The cake is a lie.
the cupcake is a lie.
I know the first think I think of when *I'm* designing a robot is how the hell I'm gonna cut a cupcake in half. *psh*
To have such problems... =P
You win this round, cupcake!
That cupcake was really stale. :(
I swear it works better when they are fresh.
It's like they always say:
That's what happens when an unnecessary robot meets an unbreakable cupcake!
what a disturbing little creature.
Forget about this plastic knife deal...lets upgrade it with a mini chainsaw already. -_o
The video was actually pretty cool, and the ending was hilarious. I totally want one of these now to play with while I'm at work.
Can't wait until there are awesome robots I can control to clean my house and do my laundry for me while I'm at work, from work.
It has a cupcake fetish, slaying humans, sexing pastrys an such... I envy robots.
I came to read the knife penis jokes.
I am not disappointed.