Killer Robot Smell To High Heaven - Club CDFreaks

**Womble** · 10-09-2004

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It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.

To survive without human help, a robot needs to be able to generate its own energy. So Chris Melhuish and his team of robotics experts at the University of the West of England in Bristol are developing a robot that catches flies and digests them in a special reactor cell that generates electricity.

So what is the downside? The robot will most likely have to attract the hapless flies by using a stinking lure concocted from human excrement.

Called EcoBot II, the robot is part of a drive to make "release and forget" robots that can be sent into dangerous or inhospitable areas to carry out remote industrial or military monitoring of, say, temperature or toxic gas concentrations. Sensors on the robot feed a data logger that periodically radios the results back to a base station.

Full Story Can Be Read @ NewScientist

A killer robot stinking of poo. Nice. At least you will be able to smell it coming.

*Airhead* · 10-09-2004

ROFL this is great stuff. Modern scientist must really stop watching bad movies for inspiration. Or maybe they should watch more. But the day someone invents a deathstar I will be worried.

Too bad this robot wont work in space though. Sure in space we could throw in a nuclear reactor and nobody'd be alarmed but I want to imagine a robot that farts (for power) rolling around on mars. Then I'd make a movie on it.

*ήояту* · 12-09-2004

OMG Bristol is only an hour from me perhaps i will smell em first

*eltranquil* · 13-09-2004

ROTFLMAO!!!

ET

**Womble** · 13-09-2004

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Originally Posted by Norty69er

OMG Bristol is only an hour from me perhaps i will smell em first

It's about 2 hours from me. I to am on the SW Coast.

10-09-2004	#2 (permalink)
Airhead Letiled Modelatol Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: La Suède Posts: 6,893	Re: Killer Robot Smell To High Heaven ROFL this is great stuff. Modern scientist must really stop watching bad movies for inspiration. Or maybe they should watch more. But the day someone invents a deathstar I will be worried. Too bad this robot wont work in space though. Sure in space we could throw in a nuclear reactor and nobody'd be alarmed but I want to imagine a robot that farts (for power) rolling around on mars. Then I'd make a movie on it. __________________ This line is currently vacant. Or Is It??? You want fast answers? Use our search. <-- Or else! If you have not already, read our rules! <-- Or else again! bcn_246: "Wales are shitty animals to, all they do is swim around and make funny noises that people cant hear." You really should join us on IRC! IrcNet, #cdfreaks-int \| Or go here Fear my massive avatar history log! Not updated! "But do they keep increasing in size like mine?" - kwkard

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eltranquil CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,531	Re: Killer Robot Smell To High Heaven ROTFLMAO!!! ET

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