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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: Brad on May 17, 2022, 02:09:38 PM

Title: Robot goes walkabout
Post by: Brad on May 17, 2022, 02:09:38 PM
A photo of a delivery robot "ambling" around in the woods of Northamptonshire, England, seemingly lost, proved such a viral hit

https://boingboing.net/2022/05/17/delivery-robot-wanders-lost-in-the-woods.html
Title: Re: Robot goes walkabout
Post by: rcjordan on May 17, 2022, 05:26:45 PM
Heh, it's going to happen.  Somehow, we've come to expect perfection with bots.  Debbie says this one was kidnapped and released in the wild.

>Starship and are rolling in some UK towns and US college campuses

I see some headlines about bots on campus but it doesn't seem to have much Wow! factor nowadays. (Though I'd sure like to see one.)
Title: Re: Robot goes walkabout
Post by: Brad on May 17, 2022, 05:43:07 PM
>campuses

They need a bot powerful enough to deliver a full keg of beer.  BeerBot (TM)
Title: Re: Robot goes walkabout
Post by: rcjordan on May 17, 2022, 11:59:21 PM
https://i.imgur.com/MOW6eCw.jpg
Title: Re: Robot goes walkabout
Post by: Brad on May 18, 2022, 10:35:36 AM
I really like that for yard art.
Title: Re: Robot goes walkabout
Post by: ergophobe on May 18, 2022, 05:53:14 PM
It has the same aesthetic as Tales from the Loop.

Brad, if you haven't seen it, you should check it out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Loop
Title: Re: Robot goes walkabout
Post by: rcjordan on May 23, 2022, 02:28:35 PM
 "This lucky robot managed to have an adventure taking the scenic route through the woods of Northampton on its way to the customer," Reid Zura, social media specialist at Starship, told Motherboard. "The delivery was completed but we're fairly certain the recipient didn't know their order would gain so much attention!"

https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab3m9/the-robot-lost-in-the-woods-was-designed-for-you-to-love-it