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Koolio, the Beer Delivery Robot

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the rolling-rocks dept.

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."

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  1. Not New by AyeFly · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hospitals have been using robots similar to this for years, check out these two links...
    http://marc.med.virginia.edu/projects_pi candplace. html

    http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/1999/39/automa ti on.html

    However, I dont think you would want to mix up the fridge robot with one of these by accident, HEY! thats not Cherry Coke, its blood!

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  2. Once the tech gets cheap enough... by marko123 · · Score: 3, Informative

    In Australia, we already have it...

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  3. Intelligent Machines Design Laboratory by Niten · · Score: 2, Informative

    Koolio was conceived as part of the Intelligent Machines Design Laboratory, a graduate-level class here at the University of Florida in which students spend an entire semester developing their own robots to perform various tasks. The IMDL just had a media expo a couple of days back, and you can find more pictures and information about Koolio and the other robots at the following address:

    http://www.mil.ufl.edu/imdl/

    Mark

  4. Re:Almost got to see it in action by dundee256 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah we didn't make the demo because we were up all night before preparing for a TV interview. Koolio wasn't broken. I always have a backup on hand of the last stable code for demos. Just when modifying code he can do some unexpected things, until you work the bugs out.

  5. Am I the only one... by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Informative

    that found it side-splittingly hilarious that the "Gangsta's Paradise" artist decided to call himself "Coolio"? That humor is reborn today with this article.

    "Cuolo" in Italian is not something one generally wants to be associated with. I beleive Spanish has a not-too-distant equivalent.

  6. Re:This is a convenience? by vidnet · · Score: 2, Informative

    Where's your geekness? A wml cgi script on apache that calls wget to place your order; whip up your cell phone and wap yourself a coke.

  7. Re:Yes but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I detect that your beer is past it's Born On date!

    Yes, it usually is