Researcher creates robotic armpit because of course he has.

[Chairman Risus]

http://www.slashgear.com/researcher-creates-an-armpit-for-robots-complete-with-bo-29162023/

Researcher Kevin Grennan has been working on robot armpits, complete with working sweat glands, hair, and odor.

The idea behind Grennan's project is to allow robots to release chemicals that have a particular effect on humans. For example, a bomb disposal robot can mimic the smell of human fear, and a robot on a production line would release androstadienone, a chemical found in male sweat that Grennan thinks will "enhance the performance of female employees in its vicinity."

Maybe it could work, but somehow the practical applications don't make the idea of a robot armpit any less gross.

[Don Coyote]

http://www.slashgear.com/researcher-creates-an-armpit-for-robots-complete-with-bo-29162023/

Researcher Kevin Grennan has been working on robot armpits, complete with working sweat glands, hair, and odor.

The idea behind Grennan's project is to allow robots to release chemicals that have a particular effect on humans. For example, a bomb disposal robot can mimic the smell of human fear, and a robot on a production line would release androstadienone, a chemical found in male sweat that Grennan thinks will "enhance the performance of female employees in its vicinity."

Maybe it could work, but somehow the practical applications don't make the idea of a robot armpit any less gross.

SCIENCE!!!!

[Nephew Twiddleton]

The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy, but these are new. They look human... sweat, bad breath, everything. Very hard to spot. I had to wait till he moved on you before I could zero him.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

  I can't express my delight.

[Disco Pickle]

We can smile, we can cry. We can bleed... we can fuck.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

This is just one of a few things that are putting me in a weird mood this past week. Also why would you need a bomb diffusing robot to smell like human fear?

[Disco Pickle]

This is just one of a few things that are putting me in a weird mood this past week. Also why would you need a bomb diffusing robot to smell like human fear?

yeah, I thought on that one for a good few minutes and only came up with combining the bomb-bot with a human defuser, because maybe the smell of fear helps focus the person?

A stretch, but I have nothing else.  Besides, if it's a human doing the defusing, there's a good chance either his asshole is so puckered he couldn't shit a gnat, or he's going to be changing his shorts after anyway.

I'm not sure you'd want one of those guys to be any more strung out anyway.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Yeah no shit

[Elder Iptuous]

From the Gizmag article:

He envisions such synthetic sweat glands (not necessarily in an armpit format) being installed on at least three different types of industrial robots. On a bomb-disposal robot, it would release "the smell of human fear," which he says has been shown to enhance peoples' cognitive performance.

Installed on a picker robot, it would release androstadienone, a chemical found in male sweat. Androstadienone reportedly affects women's moods, so if it were dispersed on an assembly line, he believes that it could increase the productivity of female workers in the immediate vicinity.

On a surgical robot, the sweat gland would produce a mist of oxytocin, a chemical that is found in the human brain. When inhaled nasally, it is said to cause people to become more trusting. If a patient were to "meet" the robot prior to surgery, and get a whiff of its oxytocin, they might therefore feel better about the operation.

yeah... that last one looks real trustworthy, eh?

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I would love a robot that could clean and cook, but stink?  No thanks.

[Disco Pickle]

I would love a robot that could clean and cook, but stink?  No thanks.

damn machines, always being made to do things better than me and with less work.

[Jenne]

Um.  Ew.  And no.

[Chairman Risus]

Um.  Ew.  And no.

It's either this or they put you in a room with a humidifier packed with undershirts.

[Unayko]

At least now we are not the only ones stinking.

http://youtu.be/yL9Y24ciNWs

He won't be able to complain anymore.

[Jenne]

Um.  Ew.  And no.

It's either this or they put you in a room with a humidifier packed with undershirts.