The guys that thought them up are artists (here's their site), so the idea was to make us think. And their robots don't do a whole lot, they're just a clock, a light, a coffee table (still no answers on what a coffee table is going do with all the power it generates), and two whose only function is apparently to eat flies. But the proof of concept is there.
Videos and poll after the jump.
Nice find, interestingly the Pentagon came up with a similiar idea...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533382,00.html
It's aptly named EATR. Jeff Ondich thought this stuff was awesome.
I saw some stories on that through a google search. I like how in the designs, it clearly has a chainsaw attached to its arm. I know it's a vegetarian, but a chainsaw? Doesn't that sound like maybe a little overkill?
ReplyDeleteWait, after the mouse falls in, how does the mouse die?
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the exact thing as Mark. Also if you have mice continually eating off your coffee table you may have other problems or this guys case an endless supply of energy.
ReplyDeleteI think the mouse gets sort of guillotined or something like that, then consumed...
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, these things seem to rely on you living in a vermin-infested shit-hole for power.