You should bring this beauty to HacDC, I will supply the fuel. :D<br><br>-Q<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Alex Barth <<a href="mailto:mail@a-barth.info">mail@a-barth.info</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">There's only so much time it can take to empty a can of beer. Was it<br>
40 seconds for a 330ml can? I don't remember...<br>
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Alex<br>
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On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:53 AM, M@ <<a href="mailto:mattbillings@gmail.com">mattbillings@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> How did you measure that a beer was empty? Was it a set timer or did<br>
> you keep track of the mass of the can and when it didnt' decrease for<br>
> a certain interval then you knew it was empty?<br>
><br>
> M@<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Alex Barth <<a href="mailto:mail@a-barth.info">mail@a-barth.info</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Pindar van Arman started his presentation of Zanelle<br>
>> <a href="http://www.zanelle.com/" target="_blank">http://www.zanelle.com/</a> yesterday with a question that I felt familiar<br>
>> with: What's missing in all those robots like Asimo? What is it that<br>
>> makes them ultimately not human like even though they walk on two<br>
>> legs, play ball and talk to people?<br>
>><br>
>> Pindar's approach is to teach Zanelle a very human skill: creative<br>
>> production, painting.<br>
>><br>
>> A couple of years ago I explored the same question but the outcome was<br>
>> very different: I felt that the key was purpose. Humans haven't been<br>
>> "built" for a particular purpose - we pursue our own goals in a social<br>
>> context.<br>
>><br>
>> Together with a couple of friends from <a href="http://www.timesup.org" target="_blank">http://www.timesup.org</a> I set<br>
>> out to build a self sufficient robot. The result was the bar bot: a<br>
>> robot that hangs out in a bar, scrounging money from patrons and<br>
>> ordering a beer when there's enough in its (his, her?) pocket.<br>
>><br>
>> Watch the video:<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xypy61_GB_c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xypy61_GB_c</a><br>
>><br>
>> This project is partly a challenge to humanoid robotics (think: a<br>
>> mouse trying to piss on an elephant's leg) and partly a comment on the<br>
>> pursuit of happiness in bars (I drink and socialize, therefore I am)<br>
>> and certainly not to be taken entirely serious. Still: I think two<br>
>> very important aspects of the ultimate humanoid robot are -<br>
>> independent purpose and social interaction.<br>
>><br>
>> And I might add: the thing needs to have a frickin face :) Don't<br>
>> underestimate animism.<br>
>><br>
>> It was my first dorkbot dc yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed it, see you<br>
>> all soon again,<br>
>><br>
>> Alex<br>
>> ........................................................................<br>
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