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MONKEYS USE ROBOTS TO FLING POO!!! GROSS!!! :) :) 52

Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday April 01, 2006 @11:17AM from the technology-continues-to-impress dept.

Bananatree3 writes "A monkey has learned to control a remote arm to fling its own poo at researchers. From the article: " Researchers at Duke University have taught a lab monkey to control the movement of a robotic arm, using only signals from its brain. The monkey's immediate utilization of this new skill was to shower a group of neurobiologists with feces, according to the report by lead researcher Miguel Nicolelis.""

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Other Applications (Score:5, Insightful)

by shoemakc ( 448730 ) writes: on Saturday April 01, 2006 @11:18AM (#15041954) Homepage

Well duh, what else would you use a robotic arm for?

-Chris

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- Re:Other Applications (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by gEvil (beta) ( 945888 ) writes:
  
  I dunno about you, but I'd use one to scratch my ass.
  - Re:Other Applications (Score:3, Insightful)
    
    by mobby_6kl ( 668092 ) writes:
    
    I'd use it to give myself a stranger...
- Re:Other Applications (Score:1)
  
  by Alan Reynolds ( 922519 ) writes:
  
  Once again Duke University leads the nation in proving that humans, monkeys and students have more in common than previously suspected.
  - Re:Other Applications (Score:2)
    
    by unitron ( 5733 ) writes:
    
    "Once again Duke University leads the nation in proving that humans, monkeys and students have more in common than previously suspected."
    Is the above a comment about
    (a) The poo-flinging robot arm story?
    (b)Krzyzewskiville and the Cameron Crazies?
    (c) Their lacrosse team?
    - Re:Other Applications (Score:1)
      
      by Alan Reynolds ( 922519 ) writes:
      
      Unfortunately, futher analysis of each of your options a, b and c leads to thinking the answer must be all three.
- Re:Other Applications (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by fbjon ( 692006 ) writes:
  
  Well duh, what else would you use a robotic arm for?
  Fling chairs.
- Re:well... (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by dr_dank ( 472072 ) writes: on Saturday April 01, 2006 @11:37AM (#15042029) Homepage Journal
  
  it is a monkey...isnt that all they do anyways?
  
  No, they masturbate too.
  
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    by Not_Wiggins ( 686627 ) writes:
    
    it is a monkey...isnt that all they do anyways?
    
    No, they masturbate too.
    
    I suppose in that way they're not so different from your average /. poster.
    
    Oh... doh!
- Re:well... (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by symbolic ( 11752 ) writes: on Saturday April 01, 2006 @12:14PM (#15042181)
  
  Don't be so quick to judge - one did manage to get into the whitehouse....
  
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A monkey story with a researcher named Miguel (Score:1)

by yogikoudou ( 806237 ) writes:

Yet Another Mono Article ?
- Re:A monkey story with a researcher named Miguel (Score:2)
  
  by Kelson ( 129150 ) * writes:
  
  Well, it doesn't *say* the arm was programmed using C#, but you never know...
That's great... (Score:2, Funny)

by Paulo's News ( 964647 ) writes:

But was it one of those cuuuuute pink monkeys? [tableandhome.com]
Still a ways to go... (Score:2)

by shoemakc ( 448730 ) writes:

Yeah well, when they finally have the monkeys flying helicopters and hanging with Matthew Broderick then i'd be impressed.

-Chris
- Re:Still a ways to go... (Score:1)
  
  by mumblingrepublican ( 965314 ) * writes:
  
  Attach the poo flinging robotic arm to a helicopter and monkeys will fly...
erotic (Score:5, Funny)

by Tarmas ( 954439 ) writes: on Saturday April 01, 2006 @11:23AM (#15041977) Homepage

hands-free auto-erotic stimulation

This might actually come in useful. At least until they fix Google Romance, because all it's giving me now is a bunch of 404 errors.

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Move along. (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday April 01, 2006 @11:23AM (#15041978)

That is definitely not the droid I'm looking for.

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Can we hire him? (Score:1)

by kratei ( 924454 ) writes:

If he will work for bananas, I'd gladly pay him to sling poo at CmdrTaco.
It doesn't get any better then this (Score:5, Funny)

by shoemakc ( 448730 ) writes: on Saturday April 01, 2006 @11:25AM (#15041982) Homepage

It's saturday morning and i'm sitting here in a towel making comments about a story on flinging monkey poo. I'd like to think that 30 years from now I'll remember today as the day my life peaked.

-Chris

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- Re:It doesn't get any better then this (Score:1)
  
  by inode_buddha ( 576844 ) writes:
  
  " I'd like to think that 30 years from now I'll remember today as the day my life peaked."
  Don't worry; I'll probably remember even if you forget. As far as peaking, it probably did.
- Re:It doesn't get any better then this (Score:1)
  
  by erbmjw ( 903229 ) writes:
  
  The mental image you have burned onto my brain with those very words may take thirty years of hard-core drinking to burn away! :D
- Amazing Brain Powered Appendages. (Score:1)
  
  by Domo-Sun ( 585730 ) writes:
  
  It's Saturday morning and I'm sitting here in a towel, and I'm peaked. Would you like a peek?
  
  I moved it only by using my brain power. Thanks, science.
- Re:It doesn't get any better then this (Score:2)
  
  by Walt Dismal ( 534799 ) writes:
  
  You will. It did.
  But at least we'll treasure this moment together, forever.
I *heart* Slashdot on April Fools Day! (Score:1)

by zingbot ( 630413 ) writes:

So much
I for one... (Score:2, Funny)

by thomasdz ( 178114 ) writes:

I, for one, welcome our new poo-flinging robot monkeys
- Re:I for one... (Score:1)
  
  by thomasdz ( 178114 ) writes:
  
  Damn, I forgot to add "overlords"
have another glass of poo, Taco (Score:2)

by bushboy ( 112290 ) writes:

Hmmm, taco has taken this 1/1/2006 to the poo extreme - have another gallon of beer on the house.

OMG, Pink Ponys Eating Monkey Poo ! - Cute !
this is great. (Score:2, Funny)

by atarione ( 601740 ) writes:

I salute researchers working on this age old problem of how can a Paralyzed monkey still huck poo.

personally i'm working on a robotic couch shredder for disabled cats
THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS (Score:1)

by Tatsh ( 893946 ) writes:

you guys here at slashdot need to get some originality.
Good that April 1-st... (Score:1)

by suv4x4 ( 956391 ) writes:

.. is just once a year, because I can hardly take more caps-only text with tons of exclamation marks and smilies.
Old News (Score:1)

by dinojemr ( 261460 ) writes:

This article is from 2003. How can Slashdot claim to be "The Nuts and Volts of News for Nerds" when they post news from several years ago?
On the shoulders of giants... (Score:1)

by rchatterjee ( 211000 ) writes:

Dr. Miguel Nicolelis is obviously building upon the pioneering fecal projectile research of Dr. Hu Flung Poo.
OMG PONIES!!! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

Click here [robertunno.com] for ponies.

Note: This is NOT work safe.
It might be safer to leave him with a robotic arm (Score:1)

by Shivetya ( 243324 ) writes:

Monkeys, especially chimps, are fine and cute when they are young. When they get to be adult age they may still look cute but their damn dangerous to be around, especially if they get into a mood. Most adults you see will have some of their teeth remove to reduce some of the danger.

Flinging poo is about the nicest thing a mad monkey will do to you. First rule I learned, don't get near their cage, especially if they are motioning you to do so. They can put of the cutest expressions when all their intent
- Re:It might be safer to leave him with a robotic a (Score:2)
  
  by unitron ( 5733 ) writes:
  
  "Back to the article, how hard can it be for a monkey to learn to throw poo anyway? Politicians do it all the time."
  As a matter of fact the monkeys at Duke learned to do it from watching Jesse Helms campaign ads.
But can they? (Score:1)

by warrior_s ( 881715 ) writes:

The monkey's immediate utilization of this new skill was to shower a group of neurobiologists with feces
But can they throw chairs.. errrr wait.. someone else already does that.
APRIL FOOLS! (Score:1)

by Eideteker ( 641508 ) writes:

APRIL FOOLS!
Did anyone else see..... (Score:1)

by folky15 ( 965310 ) writes:

...the ad in the upper right corner of the linked-to page??? The Asian woman in the bright pink shirt??? just curious
Monkey Pride (Score:1)

by beautiful leper ( 892064 ) writes:

unfortunatly the monkey was probobly flinging pooh out of resentments for the pain of being a test monkey. I'm not against animal testing but monkey do resent it. Cral Saygon said when he visitied a test lab when he entered with the main scientist the monkey banged their cages in disgust the way prisoners would when the boss of a prison comes in. The monkeys know who the bad guys are. And if I were a human in an experiament where I had no choice I would probobly sling shit at my captors as well. But there i

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A monkey story with a researcher named Miguel (Score:1)

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That's great... (Score:2, Funny)

Still a ways to go... (Score:2)

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erotic (Score:5, Funny)

Move along. (Score:3, Funny)

Can we hire him? (Score:1)

It doesn't get any better then this (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:It doesn't get any better then this (Score:1)

Amazing Brain Powered Appendages. (Score:1)

Re:It doesn't get any better then this (Score:2)

I *heart* Slashdot on April Fools Day! (Score:1)

I for one... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:I for one... (Score:1)

have another glass of poo, Taco (Score:2)

this is great. (Score:2, Funny)

THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS (Score:1)

Good that April 1-st... (Score:1)

Old News (Score:1)

On the shoulders of giants... (Score:1)

OMG PONIES!!! (Score:1, Funny)

It might be safer to leave him with a robotic arm (Score:1)

Re:It might be safer to leave him with a robotic a (Score:2)

But can they? (Score:1)

APRIL FOOLS! (Score:1)

Did anyone else see..... (Score:1)

Monkey Pride (Score:1)

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