Bionic Hamster

How well can a hamster vacuum a room? The Create offered a great platform for implementing this silly idea. The hamster controls the robot by running in the ball in whatever direction he/she likes. The ball is supported on three rollers and an optical sensor measures which way and how fast the ball is spinning. Those values are fed into a microprocessor that controls the drive wheels to make the robot mimic the motion of the ball.

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[l1fton3]

What's terrible about it? Hamster balls like the one it is running on are commonly used for exercise. He's not doing anything uncommon by putting it in the ball, he's actually helping it get exercise. The only difference is, opposed to the hamster rolling the ball on top of his carpet, it's rolling it on top of the vacuum. :D it's awesome, good exercise for the hamster and a clean carpet lol

[1xXitachiXx1]

what if we had cars like this?

[AnimefreakBL9636]

that is cool

[eiMy Jii]

Not. Funny. Is. Cruel

[realisticHomeboy]

1 - You are clearly retarded, since you think that "an animal getting exercise" is the issue.

2 - I don't support PETA.

3 - That something is safe, does not in any way make it less cruel.

4 - Again, you clearly have problems basic logic. How would you like if I come and beat the shit out of you every day, but in a safe way, that you will even get exercise from. According to your retard logic, that makes it ok. Face it. The fact that you had to bring PETA into it, again shows you're a moron.

[Lisa Dean]

seriously?? how is an animal getting exersize cruel?? you Peta idiots really take the cake.. Oops thats cruel too, oh well! get a life idiot!

the BALL is a SAFE way for the animal to leave its cage and get exersize, this is awesome!! exersize and a clean carpet at the same time! perfect!!

[Harrypotterfan2171]

Just let it go...

[livingwastland]

hahaha that is epic

[mugoiusagi]

FYI, they do make those. I want one too!

[realisticHomeboy]

The fact that it's commonly used, does not in any way mean it's not cruel. Surely this is no more or less cruel than the common use of a hamster ball, but the common use of a hamster ball is also questionable.

[Austin S]

hey guess what.... hamsters can move in hamster balls now

[higurashi9]

its not lik he can get out of a regular ball if hes tired

ur only supposed to let it in for 15 mins