“Beer” and “Robot.” We never thought we’d use those two awesome words in one sentence until we got wind of the Willow Garage PR2—the robot that can bring people beer from the refrigerator.
The guys at Willow Garage created a web interface wherein users can pick the type of beer that they want and program the robot to get it for them. The robot then scoots over to the refrigerator and uses its camera to detect the correct type of beer. It takes the beverage, places it on the cup holders on its base and delivers the drink to the person who ordered it. To make sure that it doesn’t drop the beer, the robot won’t let go of the bottle until it detects a face in front of it. And to top it off, our new best friend also has a built in bottle opener.
Of course, the PR2 can also do other nice things like play pool, and plug and unplug devices, but we believe that delivering beer it by far its coolest ability yet.
[via TFTS and WillowGarage]
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