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Roomba Creators Create Robot That Is Gross and Squashy

By Lev Grossman on October 14, 2009

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Basically it's an alpha version of the T-1000:

"Each cell is filled with a jammable slurry."

Mmmmm ... jammable slurry ...

(Via io9)

Also, Tim Berners-Lee is sorry about the //.

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  1. So do you think they could use this technology to make robots that almost exactly mimic humans and could infiltrate our society without us knowing? I wonder how many models they'll make...

    Dave

    Oct. 14, 2009 11:55:am

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  2. Oh, I know this one! Pick me!

    Church

    Oct. 14, 2009 12:18:pm

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  3. Don't worry - it can only go around in circles thanks to the leash feeding it air.

    LeeJH

    Oct. 14, 2009 13:01:pm

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  4. Oh, Lev. You're actually going to put 'robots' in the headline?? Once upon a time you wouldn't even mention Transformers because it made the robot=BSG connection too easy. You're slipping, buddy....

    Kemper

    Oct. 14, 2009 17:22:pm

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  5. 2 things. I think it should be "squishy," not "squashy." It definitely seems more squishy than squashy. And secondly, it weirds me out that the dude is wearing what look like surgical gloves. Is it slimy?

    dreinn

    Oct. 14, 2009 17:51:pm

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  6. Hey, I got to tour iRobot last January- they didn't show me any of this. They did show some other cool stuff, like a swarming robot, though.
    Also cool from another Boston-area robotics unit, BigDog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

    And, uh, the slurry bot is probably a prototype for the cylon goo starship interface. Yeah, that's the ticket.

    anon76

    Oct. 15, 2009 02:36:am

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  7. "It liiiiiiiives!!!!" *manicallaugh*

    I like it!

    elektrojunge

    Oct. 15, 2009 07:28:am

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  8. The end reminds me of "The Chicken Heart That Ate New York City"... bum bomp.... bum bomp... bum bomp...

    Also, like "Jammable slurry" as a related topic...

    tereglith

    Oct. 15, 2009 15:49:pm

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  9. It looks like the underinflated volleyball that we used to throw at each other in the lake, as kids. Who knew that could inspire a whole new class of underinflated-volleyball-robots.

    dennitzio

    Oct. 18, 2009 18:29:pm

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