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Hacking the Tux Droid

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cutest-robot-ever dept.

Rockhopper writes "Ars Technica has a combo review/hack guide for the Tux Droid, a programmable penguin. 'Tux is completely programmable at practically every level, and all of the source code of the firmware and software used by the droid is available from Kysoh's version control repository. There are several ways to program the droid's behavior, ranging from modifying the firmware to coding a gadget in Python.' There's a sample Python script that will cause Tux to speak IRC messages out loud when the user's name is mentioned."

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  1. Yet another... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    attempt of Linux to enter the porn toy market. Sqwuaak!

    1. Re:Yet another... by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

      no shit. How many other people thought about shoving a greased up tux droid up their ass? well, you're thinking about it now!

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    2. Re:Yet another... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's probably why they chose python.

    3. Re:Yet another... by utopianfiat · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ah yes, whoever could forget the Debildo, with its demo video featuring famous porn stars moaning "apt-get INSTALL!"

      on a more serious note, some of this tech is Very Real.

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  2. Has to be said...so lets get this one out of the w by sznupi · · Score: 3, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our robotic Tux overlords.

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  3. Yes but... by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it run Linux?

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    1. Re:Yes but... by esocid · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, but does it blend?

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    2. Re:Yes but... by Sangui · · Score: 2, Funny

      Think about a beowulf cluster of these!

    3. Re:Yes but... by jonaskoelker · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wasn't that the plot of a batman movie? ;)

  4. But Can It... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But can it be programmed to teach a slashdot user to RTFA?

    or better yet, can it be programmed to RTFA for the slashdot user?

  5. Re:But by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can you make it speak swear words? That'd rock.

    Why the hell would you wanna do something shitty like that, fucktard!

    -1 Flamebait

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  6. Mine's being ornery by bobdotorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I told it to get the Gentoo wireless drivers to work properly on my old laptop, it ran across my desk, and flipped me off as it started humping my Opus doll.

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  7. Re:Droid! by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe it can even be... a friend?

    You plan to glue tits on it, don't you?

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  8. Re:Tux' voice by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if any hacks include changing the Tux Driod's idiotic voice. Imagine how much cooler the Tux Droid would be if it sounded like Clint Eastwood or even Shaft!

    Wallll-Eeeeee

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  9. ObDouglasAdamsQuote by Chris+Tucker · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!"

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  10. Re:Droid! by dreamchaser · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stop stealing my ideas.

  11. Re:Non Programmer by hitmark · · Score: 4, Funny

    and have it scream "code red" whenever a windows laptop is connected on the inside of the firewall?

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  12. Re:Droid! by hack++slash · · Score: 3, Funny

    "It's only a matter of time until some demented furrie uses tux's "talk" feature for the purpose of fellation."

    Tuxjob?

    oh my admin that feels so good
    oh yeah, oh oh slow down, oh yeah
    oohh yeah!
    who's your data! who's your daataa!
    oh my admin
    oh now play with my tarball, play with my tarball
    ohhh that feels so good
    now just compress them into a gzip
    ohhhh my admin I love it when you
    uh-oh slow down

    u.. u.. ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh

    don't mv
    I'll go get you an fsck

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  13. Re:Tux' voice by laejoh · · Score: 1, Funny

    OMG, imagine:

    Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahn!!!!