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Koolio, the Beer Delivery Robot
Ipingforpong writes "Recently a University of Florida engineering student named Brian Pietrodangelo built a mini fridge named Koolio that when you place an order through the website, will deliver a cold soda, beer, or various candy to you. Right now it's only available in one building at University of Florida but soon it could catch on in office buildings and other places."
Another excuse to avoid women
does it clean up the barf also?
Table-ized A.I.
Instead of missing that knock out punch Koolio could deliver you, and all your friends, beer all night long. You have this luxury 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Find a human to do that.
Wait... I thought that's what wives are for
I'm really starting to consider marrying my computer...
...don't question it!!!
for a second there I thought koolio was a beer drinking robot..
did you forget to take your meds?
Forget defusing bombs and finding victims buried in rubble.... This robot is damn useful with real world potential!
That's right. All your base.
...until someone hacks it and they catch it wandering down the interstate towards my college.
But what happens when there is no beer in the fridge? Is it going to roll its ass down to the 7-11 and pick up a six pack and restock itself?
Nice, but does it play Gangsta's Paradise while roaming around the hood of your range vent?
Now if we could just set it up with speakers, mp3 player and a little disco ball......
Please have been delivered by 12PM tomorrow. Thanks!
*twitch*
Forget that. Make it go downstairs and tip over the vending machine for FREE product, without the danger of collapsing on you. Kind of like that one episode of "Charles in Charge" where Buddy got his arm stuck in the soda machine and they had to wheel him to class on the dolly so he could turn in his essay on ethics.
will it say "Bede bede bede..." when it hands you the beer?
Prevent email address forgery. Publish SPF records for y
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto!
But what when, having drunk that beer, you really gotta piss, what's Koolio gonna do for ya then, can it help with that as well?
Now he's gonna get sued by both Coolio AND Lucas.
Not only that, but foraging for beer is fun. Think of it as a group activity that builds teamwork, and makes long lasting friends. Having a robot might be neat for a while, but half the fun of beer is getting it. It is a quest... The quest... for the Holy Beer!
Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history.
A. The server only takes orders from on-campus ips.
B. The robot is turned off for the night.
C. We have just slashdotted a Refrigerator.
Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history.
... but there is plenty of data regarding how females actually destroy the geniuses they encounter by becoming demanding, selfish and annoying enough to trigger deep bouts of depression, and even suicide. When geeks find a really special woman, they still have to avoid *other* women, so there's no change there, really (meaning: it's good to avoid women, and practice that because it keeps you honest).
What we need is a robot that delivers women! (women who are genetically altered to be quiet, compassionate and understanding of what it is to be geeks; or at the very least, cool enough to chill when papa's coding)
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
I'm a Junior at UF, and I took a graduate class in robotics this semester, and I've seen the robot a few times sitting at it's docking station in one of the rooms on the 3rd floor of Benton. It was also supposed to be demonstrated at this semester's demo day for our class (even though it wasn't part of the class, they just like to show what all the robots that the Machine Intelligence Lab is working on) but it had broken the night before. It does look pretty impressive in real life though just sitting there, but I wish I could report back how it acted in person.
I'm sorry Dave but I can't do that. You're a little fat to be drinking soda Dave.
From the web page:
"It locates room 326 and delivers Dr. Nechyba his Diet Coke thus averting disaster."
He would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids!
- Zav - Imagine a Beowulf cluster of insensitive clods...
are you normally an asshole, or just play one on slashdot.
Though Koolio is pretty darn cool, I wouldn't want one around the office. I like having an excuse to get up and walk to the other end of the building now and then (getting my own coffee, thank you).
All we need now is a "Shtoolio" waste collection robot and I won't have any excuses to get up at all!
now bob has to get up off his ass and walk to the refrigerator. now THAT would be tragic.
All your preview button are belong to hello kitty.
I've also invented a bot! Not only does it fetch my beer but it also cooks and gives me sex. I call it the Work On My Animalistic Needs bot, or WOMAN for short.
The Erogenous Zone
$260?! Hell. You order a soda and get a free robot with it.
I'm down to only three (actually 2.6) beers. Can you bring me another 12-pack of Bud Dry? Can you rob a Zippy Mart for me? Get me a couple of packs of Camels while you're at it.
I wouldn't normally ask this, but Ruth's kids steal my beer and cigs, so I'm hoping you can help me out. What a pal.
Thanks....
Damn you, slashdotters! Damn you, all!
I'd rather this thing made you chase it for some time -- to force some excercise. Soda is bad enough for you even when you have to walk to take it...
In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
Other methods to keep the beerbot safe:
- Give it a live webcam to shame vandals (if they have any shame that is).
- Give it a GPS locator.
- Make it shriek in a loud female voice if abused...
--Power to the Peaceful
The problem is that I STILL have to stock Koolio. What's worse is that I STILL have to go to the store and buy the cases of beverages to LOAD in Koolio. Finally, Koolio can not take a crap or urinate FOR me. I am really dissappointed. Where has good ol' American innovation gone? Why am I still required to wear clothing, bathe, and work? Koolio simply doesn't fit in to my busy sloth-like lifestyle yet. Back to the drawing boards guys.
"Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect."- Steven Wright
Let's all go to his home, and see what happens
No, you stupid robot! You are supposed to give it to *me*, not drink it yourself. And stop that disco shit, will ya?
Table-ized A.I.
The fact that it was owned by some ass who uses words like "meme" would make me go out of my way to smash it.
Like trawl the neighbourhood bars until it can find some cheerleaders to smuggle back your room
I'm sure we can deliver an inflatable woman with the beer. The right robot could probably even inflate her for you. And we'll throw in a free pizza while we're at it. After all, we wouldn't want an idiot like you out on the streets. (Shut up papa, mamma is coding)
-- it must be true, it's on the internet.
I think I can see it coming... Hey, Koolio: Bring me some Vanilla Ice..!
In the common tongue, they are called "teaching assistants."
Make it yell out in an effeminate male voice when abuse:
"Stop that, oooh, you bad boy. That's very naughty of you"
You can embarrass any would be aggressors enough so that the will leave beerbot alone then.
So it can drag me off the floor when I pass out.
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4. Fill it with bees.
Now I have no reason at all to get away from my computer. Well, except those trips I'd have to take after drinking so much beer.
Note to self:
The next project is a lavatory robot that can be called from a website.
Too many beers from your robot fridge? Time to call in the robot urinal! Never leave your couch again! Hooray for bedsores!