This little prototype doesn't have much commercial or home use. I think really all its serves is to show off their balancing act on two slender wheels and a torso that tilts into the turns. The charging bolt on the back panel presents too many electrocution issues. Attaching a jumper cable to the bolt appears to be the way to charge this machine.
Now, the tiny pair of wheels at the base are plain silly. Why are they so low?
Now lets assume this machine makes it to market. What could it really be used for? How about a fleet of food servers in a restaurant trying to capture publicity. So as a novelty act it has immediate value. How about at kids parties or at schools? Again, this is a cool way to get kids into math and science by showing real live robots in their everyday environments. How about for the disabled? Or the bed-ridden?
It requires someone or something to place or remove objects from the bot.
If other systems were developed to place and remove items on its head/platform then this machine could be more useful as it wouldn't need a human attendant as often. Ok so what do you do about stairs? Easy. Each floor has its own fleet of Wheelie bots. Dumb waiters can be motorized to deliver items from one floor to the next. Ideally a bot that can climb stairs and manipulate its environment is the way to go. But has anyone made a bot that does that yet? The segway-type bot is all the rage.
Good
wonjaein 1 year ago
lol, Its a segway with orientation program
Depotmaster 1 year ago
its usless at home
lorangbiter 1 year ago
This little prototype doesn't have much commercial or home use. I think really all its serves is to show off their balancing act on two slender wheels and a torso that tilts into the turns. The charging bolt on the back panel presents too many electrocution issues. Attaching a jumper cable to the bolt appears to be the way to charge this machine.
Now, the tiny pair of wheels at the base are plain silly. Why are they so low?
AllFractUp 1 year ago
Now lets assume this machine makes it to market. What could it really be used for? How about a fleet of food servers in a restaurant trying to capture publicity. So as a novelty act it has immediate value. How about at kids parties or at schools? Again, this is a cool way to get kids into math and science by showing real live robots in their everyday environments. How about for the disabled? Or the bed-ridden?
It requires someone or something to place or remove objects from the bot.
AllFractUp 1 year ago
If other systems were developed to place and remove items on its head/platform then this machine could be more useful as it wouldn't need a human attendant as often. Ok so what do you do about stairs? Easy. Each floor has its own fleet of Wheelie bots. Dumb waiters can be motorized to deliver items from one floor to the next. Ideally a bot that can climb stairs and manipulate its environment is the way to go. But has anyone made a bot that does that yet? The segway-type bot is all the rage.
AllFractUp 1 year ago
I would like to kick this little robot.
terraf0rm 1 year ago
it's 2010 ya jackballs! little behind on the technology aren't we!??
somejackball 1 year ago
wtf? people this is 2010!!! I can train a vacuem to do this...
lottabills 1 year ago
What's going on at 3:09? Sounds like a wind tunnel!
thatoneguy158 1 year ago
sounded like a race (beeps right before)
kn00tcn 1 year ago
Looks good enough to bring me a drink or some food (on a tray) on it's head!
That's about it
tinghaling 1 year ago