Funny Cool Stuff

This is something straight out of Futurama!

It is a cute and adorable robot being developed by a group of enterprising folk.

The developers in question are Carnegie Mellon University Professors Sara Kiesler and Jodi Forlizzi (Human-Computer Interaction Institute) and Paul Rybski (Robotics Institute).

As for the robot itself, imagine this; a stately and pleasant looking robot serving snacks in your university corridor. Well, that’s the basis for this interesting project.

The design of the robot itself is pretty. Notice how the shoulders slope down as well as the arch of the back. Adds to the cute factor, really.

If you think about it, there are a number of fringe benefits. No sarcastic remarks when you get your millionth coffee dosage of the day. No chance of a sneeze pastry, if you know what I mean.

I wonder if they can eventually phase in an errand robot. You know, for those moments at work when you are craving a chocolate brownie and you simply cannot drag yourself away from your desk.

Cool Stuff robot, snacks