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Flower Robots For Your Home
Roland Piquepaille writes "Flower robots are not new, and some have already been developed in the US. Now, South Korean researchers have created a robotic plant which acts like real ones. This robot has humidifying, oxygen-producing, aroma-emitting, and kinetic functions. It is about 1.30 meters tall and 40 centimeters in diameter. The robotic plant can interact with people when they approach, and it can 'dance' when music is played. The researchers don't say when a commercial version of their flowers will come to the market. They also don't mention a retail price."
I suspect that it's a new way to sell us the kind of humidifier/sensitizers that you just plug.
On another hand that robotic flower who interacts and dance with people would just fit perfectly fine with my cluster of singing basses who are pinned on the wall "taake me to the river"...
" The robotic plant can interact with people when they approach, and it can 'dance' when music is played. "
Little shop of Horrors
But they forget to mention that they can walk by themselves and can spit poison that can blind a person.
Task Mangler
Seriously, is there anything they don't want to turn into a robot?
Great, so now instead of planting flowers and trees that will form Glucose, give us Oxygen, supply all higher lifeforms and save the world every household will have a mechanical machine that will use up precious energy and resources. Sign me up!
Why have a living, breathing flower in a pot when you can have a pretend one that wastes so much more energy? Who wouldn't want that?
With such thick stems it looks like robot is more inspired by anime tentacle rape than actual organic flowers!
Lies! You can KEEP them.
Sincerely,
The '80s
Pet robot rock! It can... uh...
It behaves just like a real rock. It's really low on maintenance, is has solar cells to recharge itself, but it can last for months on a single charge. It is perfect for a hi-tech Japanese rock garden.
ps, I already filed the patent.