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dragon · Post by **dragon** » 2004-12-30 11:14am

Weird a robot powered by eating flies.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/27/exp ... index.html

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2004-12-30 12:25pm

dragon wrote:Weird a robot powered by eating flies.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/27/expl ... index.html

You broke that link somehow... I fixed it for you.

It's an interesting idea, but I didn't see where it said how big the robot is in the article. Since it has a reservoir of sewage to attract the flies it has to be at least over a foot square, right?

Still interesting, even if it is just a concept piece.

dragon · Post by **dragon** » 2004-12-30 02:38pm

Thank you for fixing the link

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-12-31 01:45am

It's a start, but I wouldn't want that robot wandering close to me. A walking latrine

Or maybe we could transform it into some sort of protocol droid:

"I'm Shit-3P0, Human-shit relationships"

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2004-12-31 01:52am

"... and after a fateful accident led to the machine's discovery that it preferred the taste of human flesh, it replaced the scent lure with porn and candy, and thus began the Rise of the Machines ..........."

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » 2004-12-31 02:38pm

Pretty nifty concept. Not new of course, except for the artificial nature.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-12-31 04:40pm

I prefer the gastrobot that's basically a 2 metre long train that eats organic matter, so it can power itself mowing your lawn, for instance.

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