Here, Have a Video of a Vending Machine Robot Thief

April 26, 2013 // 2:19 am

If you’re reading this article right now, chances are you either A) don’t speak French B) don’t have a solid comprehension of rudimentary robotics or C) at least one of the above. Which means whatever commentary Youtube inventor ioduremetallique provides in this following demonstration vid doesn’t do you…

This Cocktail-Making Robot Lets You Order On Your Smartphone

March 20, 2013 // 9:00 am

Do you lack mega talent in the cocktail-making department? Getting the whole pouring/mixing/shaking thing down juuust right is pretty tough, but fret no more my friends. Bartendro has come to the rescue.

This awesome robo invention comes to us from Party Robotics, and it basically does all…

The Grillbot Cleaner is the R2-D2 of BBQ Grease

February 22, 2013 // 11:58 am

There’s nothing quite like eating a juicy burger straight from the grill, but with that comes a huge pain in the butt factor — the grill cleanup. The greasy mess has trouble written all over it, but luckily, fellow sufferer Ethan Woods has come up with a solution –…

Here’s a Look at the World’s ‘First Smart Restaurant,’ Kitchen-Free and Run by Robots

November 16, 2012 // 6:12 pm

Earlier this year, we caught wind of a young robotics company out of San Francisco that had created its very own burger making machine. Just insert tomatoes, pickles, onions, lettuce, buns and meat and out the other end pops — you guessed it — a fully-cooked, ready-to-eat, “gourmet” hamburger.…

The Pizza Robot Song is Five and A Half Minutes of Cheesy Hypnotizing Awesome

September 28, 2012 // 5:46 pm

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t just spend the past 10 minutes of my life listening to this song on repeat and indulging in everything that makes the internet, the internet.

(Spoilers: it doesn’t change, ever. No, really.)

Truth be told, I’m a little scared. There’s something freakishly…

The Inebriator is Pretty Much Like Having Your Own Bartending Robot [VIDEO]

September 13, 2012 // 2:05 pm

Let me quickly break down the implications of having your very own bartending robot. He’s not gonna give you a little umbrella, listen to your sob stories or take your keys away, but what this Arduino-powered prototype will do is mix up a plethora of 15 different cocktails, each…

Will This Burger Making Robot Change the Food Service Industry Forever?

May 4, 2012 // 12:02 pm

Science fiction has always positioned the idea that one day our human jobs would be replaced by machines. For those working in burger assembly lines, that day might be sooner than you think.

Introducing a machine that makes burgers. Literally, it’s a burger making machine, in prototype, that takes unprepared…

Robot Bartender [VIDEO]

April 28, 2012 // 4:04 pm

Technology has taken another leap recently as a research team from the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute developed a robotic bartender who is capable of retrieving drinks that you have selected and bringing them to you. The Search-based Planning Laboratory, has unveiled their PR2 dual-arm mobile robot. The PR2 is…