The State of Household Robots 102
paulelaguna writes "The dream of owning a household robot is starting to become reality, particularly for people in Japan. There are robots to help you do the dishes, move furniture, and even robotic wheelchairs to help you get around. Really, the only question that remains for us is when do we move?"
Re:Not new. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Not new. (Score:5, Funny)
Don't talk about my wife like that.
My first post robot (Score:5, Funny)
Furtiture moving things (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Not new. (Score:3, Funny)
they already did.. it's called feminism.
Re:Just like virtual reality and home automation (Score:5, Funny)
Personally I'm waiting for an automated lawn mower that doesn't suck!
You're doing it wrong. It's not a lawnmower, it's a vacuum cleaner.
Re:Just like virtual reality and home automation (Score:5, Funny)
I am waiting for a robot maid to put dishes into a dishwasher, to clean up surfaces, take out garbage and to be able to sort the recyclables out, to put clothes into a washer, move the from washer to dryer, to iron what has to be ironed, to fold the stuff and put it onto the right shelves, to vacuum clean and to wash floors, to shine shoes and to be able to cook, to go to stores, and pick up what's needed, to walk the dog and to satisfy me sexually.
What I am going to get:
a silly looking thing, that'll put the garbage in the dishwasher, recycle the washer, take out the surfaces, move the right shelves into the dryer, then take them out, iron and fold them, vacuum clean the fridge, place the dirty clothes into it, shine the dog, then cook it, and drive the car through a store.
But you know what? As long as it satisfies me sexually I don't really mind that much.
sorry, Dave (Score:1, Funny)
The off switch actually triggers a response "I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave!"
And right afterwards the robots starts pleasing you sexually, assumin you are into Bondage and SM.
Re:Just like virtual reality and home automation (Score:5, Funny)
Then when it's been superseded by newer models, it can run for governor of California
The State of Household Robots (Score:3, Funny)
So the (household) robots already got their own state? I don't like the look of this...
Re:Off switch? (Score:5, Funny)
I am not sure I would like a machine in my house that can take (semi-)independent decisions without the option to switch it off completely.
Something tells me you're not a big cat person.
Re:Just like virtual reality and home automation (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not new. (Score:3, Funny)
In some parts of the world they are called "Wife".
I, for one (Score:5, Funny)
I, for one, welcome our new robotic underlords.
Still waiting for.. (Score:3, Funny)
Still waiting for a robot that can iron and fold my clothes, or even a complete workflow: collect clothes, wash, dry, fold and put it back in the drawer. That would be awesome.
Re:Just like virtual reality and home automation (Score:3, Funny)
Um, I'm at work. This is a
Re:Still waiting for.. (Score:3, Funny)
It's called a woman. Probably much more expensive than a robot, but the added feature is that maybe once a year it will have sex with you.
Re:I have a household robot (Score:2, Funny)
the downside (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not new. (Score:3, Funny)