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Next-gen Robot Toys to Fetch Beer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the finally-something-useful dept.

FleaPlus writes "The Boston Globe reports that WowWee Toys, the creators of robots like the hack-friendly Robosapien series, has announced a collaboration with Evolution Robotics. WowWee's next generation of robots will make use of Evolution's tech for visual object recognition and indoor navigation, hopefully with future versions being able to not just entertain, but also 'perform useful tasks such as fetching a beer or even helping to carry the groceries.'"

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  1. Re:Obligatory joke by Cheapy · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I for one welcome our new threatening slashdot-mod overlords.

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  2. Beer by nizo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Of course several dorm-sized fridges placed around the house full of beer would probably work better than the robot.

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  3. Re:Obligatory joke by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You, for one, overlorded your welcome.

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