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slightly OT, but what the hey
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Sun, 23 Jul 2000 15:28:38 GMT
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http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/07/21/carnivorous.robot.reut/index.html
The link is an article about a meat-eating robot at USF. Feed it slabs of
beef, and e-coli in the "stomach" convert the meat into electricity to
power the robot. They talk about the potential for lawnmowers that eat the
clippings. Sounds like I should just get a cow instead...
Luis
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 | | Re: slightly OT, but what the hey
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| (...) One thing just hit me (I don't know if this is the right phrase to use in sentence), when the cow eat there is some stuff that it can't process and it comes out the "natural" way, I wonder if the robot really consumes everything of that it (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: slightly OT, but what the hey
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| (...) <snip> A distinction should be made between a robot that actually eats, and a robot that is simply powered on an organic battery or fuel cell. Eating is not just the conversion of food to energy; it denotes a behavior which involves seeking (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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