Robot sells ice cream, we love him for it
By Laura June 
posted August 16th 2010 6:58PM
posted August 16th 2010 6:58PM
posted August 16th 2010 6:58PM
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Ice Cream + Robot + Catchy Japanese Song = AWESOME!
Oh, it may look cuddly and cute, but I bet you yen (see what I did there) that it's a pedobear
@Kar It starts with selling Ice creams, and ends with killing the people that bought the ice cream.................
@Kar
The song is from the French opera Carmen, anyone who watched Hey Arnold! should know that haha
@Kar Yeah, ok. But this ice cream serving robot knows how to party:
http://devour.com/video/soft-serve-robot-commercial/
@VanNorden And it is called "Toreador Song" and this is a "unique" version of it. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8258651219221373365#
@NuklearPanda robo-bear selling ice cream, might as well be selling it out of a windowless van
@Kar : Wouldn't it be funny to come late at night for some ice-cream and see him "fap, fap, fap" it out with that grin on his face. *there you go human*
Its the Locoroco song!!!
Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over, I may not have Vanilla but I do have Strawberry and Chocolate.
Too cool! Haha! I've tried my hand at robotics (in the humble Lego form) and it wasn't easy! Mega props to these guys!
Why are all the cool robots in China or Japan?
@kcls
Haven't seen anything robotics or innovative in China...
Are you blind, mister?
This is Japan and only Japan - Japon....
They take our jobs!!!!
@Teddylikescomputahs Dey tuk er jerbs!
@Teddylikescomputahs
At two minutes per order, I don't see him replacing humans anytime soon...
@Huma Because humans take what... 6 minutes?
@d0mth0ma5
Have you actually SEEN the people who work the ice cream trucks? Free them of their misery already.
@Huma Maybe I'm just an impatient fat-ass but I would probably prefer a less humanoid but more efficient robot/vending machine that took less time than this. I mean why does he need to pull on levers or use syrup pumps like a regular person, you can just build nozzles into the robot itself and skip all this silliness.
@tekdemon By saying "skip all this silliness" you sadden me.
@Teddylikescomputahs
Oh just shut up ya' damn luddite!
@Huma
Also, did you see how much ice cream he put on the cone? Half of what you usually get -.-
Coming to a Jack in the box near you!
I wish...
Robots are waging a silent war of obesity.
@Killing Time ...and winning...
@d0mth0ma5
if only i could resist their chocolate covered dictatorship.
@Killing Time
This comment made me smile.
So hard.
Only because I know it's true.
Coming to a jack in the box near you!
I wish...
The 1st robot to escape uncanny valley only to be dragged back by incredibly crappy music
Reminds me of Mr Staypuft from Ghost busters!
@darwiniandude
Also like Mr. Staypuft, this robot will soon be terrorizing New York City with his deliciousness, and only the combined power of four portable particle accelerators can stop it.
It's all cute and amusing until when you go to grab your ice cream his robot arms burst through the glass pulling you in and turning you into the next batch of ice-cream.
Bring earl plugs and more patience than appetite
Oh the speed.
I don't like this robot, he skimps out on the ice cream
This is the kind of skynet we need...cross fingers.
Robots are just fattening us humans for easier capture and destruction. We're doomed.
Great. Teaching kids to accept candy from metal strangers.
I wonder if it ever washes its hands...ewwww
robbery proof maybe.
That takes way too long.
HI can i have a double dip chocolate on a waffle cone please?!?!
...im sorry Timmy..im afraid i cant do that...
Who new robot Hitler could be so nice?
@wemustcontrolpeople *knew
@wemustcontrolpeople
i was just going to comment on his Hitler hair :)
@wemustcontrolpeople I spent a few seconds trying to figure out why robot Hitler didn't have a mustache, before I started reading the article and realized that it wasn't supposed to be robot Hitler.
So is it safe to assume this robot has been programed for "pleasure"?
IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE!!!!!
Japan is so cool.
He reminds me of "Mr. Tasty" off of Pete & Pete.