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ICYMI: Cotton Candy body parts, robotic bartender and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-27934{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-27934, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-27934{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-27934").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Vanderbilt University scientists whipped up some human capillaries by using a cotton candy machine to properly shape channels for the blood vessels. A Kickstarter project is selling a tiny video camera attachment with a flexible cord to aim and drop it into places you normally can't see, like inside a car engine. And the University of Maryland is training a robot to make drinks by watching a human; a process that is far more adorable than you'd first think.
SOBEaR the robot panda bartender thinks you've had one too many
Robot bartenders are nothing new, but rarely does one shut down drunks as adorably as SOBEaR here. Built as a "robot friend for anyone who does not know their own limits, or has problems controlling themselves," the cuddly little bot dispenses drinks based on the user's blood-alcohol level -- you breathe into his face, and he pours the right ratio of cranberry to fun vodka into your glass. Of course, that implies that there's a pre-programmed max BAC in the code somewhere, so we're guessing some hardcore party panda mods are soon to come. Video after the break.
Mr. Asahi robot bartender makes its public debut
Asahi Beer has experimented with robot bartenders in the past, but it looks to have really outdone itself with its new Mr. Asahi bot, which just made its public debut at Selfridges in the UK. Apparently, the robot was built in about 200 hours and spent a full six months fine-tuning its bartending skills, which includes being able to serve customers in less than two minutes. That's done with the aid of a discreetly-hidden PC that controls the compressed air and the robot's various switching mechanisms, not to mention its pleasant demeanor. Be sure to head on past the break for a video of the bot in action courtesy of Channel Flip.[Via Tech Digest, image courtesy of Asahi Beer]
