Chef Robot makes its video debut, nightmares forthcoming
By Donald Melanson 
posted June 15th 2009 4:47PM
posted June 15th 2009 4:47PM
Sure, a few still photos of the sushi-making Chef Robot now on display at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo are all well and good, but there's nothing quite like a high def video to really bring all that creepiness home, and one has now surfaced courtesy of the brave folks at DigInfo. In case you missed it, the robot itself is actually just a standard issue FANUC M-430iA robot arm with a way too realistic hand attached to it, which apparently not only helps it prepare sushi, but some tasty desserts as well. Head on past the break for the must-see video, you've nothing to lose but your ability to unsee it.
I smell another Addams Family sequel in the works...
I have silicone skin?
they need to hurry up and produce robots that look like and function like people, I need to buy some friends, humans suck
How long before we cut off that hand and replace it with a chainsaw?
So how long until these are adapted for male/female pleasure devices? I'll take 3!
First pump toothpaste, then battery-powered suckers/lollipops for kids too lazy to lick their own, now this. Gawd, bring on the Apocalypse!!
reminds me of terminator
so... in the future we could just use these hands to kidnap people, and steal things? im thinking they'd leave no fingerprints, unlike us - at least im pretty sure im not made of silicon... and they were making an artificial hand - they couldn't have made some better fingernails while they were at it?
Just want the earbuds, but will take the Zune too!
Chef? I don't see a chef, a chef prepares the food, this thing is just transporting it. Robot waitress mayybe
Why worry,!?! When out sourcing to county's that allow slave labor makes even a robot work force look too expensive .
That will be 'handy' in the kitchen! (rim-shot)
That will be 'handy' in the kitchen! (rim-shot)