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Willow Garage Robot Fetches Beer, Engineers Rejoice 114

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 07, 2010 @08:15PM from the the-perfect-robot dept.

kkleiner writes "Willow Garage has pulled off the ultimate engineering feat: teaching a PR2 robot to fetch you a beer from the fridge. Not only can the PR2 select the correct brew from the fridge, it can deliver, and even open the beer as needed. That's right, all the humans have to do is drink and relax. Prepare yourself for some major robot-envy as you check out the PR2 delivering much-needed refreshment in the video."

Comment Most Effective Solution I have used (Score 1) 554

by mrfunyon on Tuesday August 05, 2008 @01:28PM (#24482775) Attached to: Effective Optical Disc Repair?

I have used Displex on many disks, basicly it's a polishing compound designed for plastics http://www.displex.com/polish/english/index.htm It removed all the scratches that I have had on cd's and phones.

Journal SPAM: CNN 'postpones' documentary on 'Iran Goes Nuclear.' 4

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius on Thursday December 06, 2007 @08:03PM

The latest National Intelligence Estimate concluding that Iran discontinued its nuclear weapons program four years ago has claimed one casualty: CNN has postponed speculative documentary "We Were Warned -- Iran Goes Nuclear."

The two-hour spec, which was slated for Dec. 12 under the "CNN Presents" banner, was "set partially in the future," featuring a what-if scenario as former government officials -- playing fictional cabinet members -- debate how to deal with the Iranian threat.

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