http://www.slashgear.com/researcher-creates-an-armpit-for-robots-complete-with-bo-29162023/
QuoteResearcher 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.
Quote from: Risus on June 30, 2011, 06:10:03 AM
http://www.slashgear.com/researcher-creates-an-armpit-for-robots-complete-with-bo-29162023/
QuoteResearcher 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!!!!
Quote from: Kyle Reese
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.
:lulz: I can't express my delight.
Quote from: Jessica Henson, Screamer
We can smile, we can cry. We can bleed... we can fuck.
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?
Quote from: Nephew Twiddleton on June 30, 2011, 02:08:02 PM
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.
Yeah no shit
From the Gizmag (http://www.gizmag.com/sweating-robotic-armpit-created/19063/)article:
Quote
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.
(http://images.gizmag.com/inline/roboticarmpit-6.jpg)
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.
(http://images.gizmag.com/inline/roboticarmpit-5.jpg)
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.
(http://images.gizmag.com/inline/roboticarmpit-4.jpg)
yeah... that last one looks real trustworthy, eh?
I would love a robot that could clean and cook, but stink? No thanks.
Quote from: Khara on Hiatus.... on June 30, 2011, 03:03:28 PM
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.
Um. Ew. And no.
Quote from: Jenne on June 30, 2011, 05:38:16 PM
Um. Ew. And no.
It's either this or they put you in a room with a humidifier packed with undershirts.
At least now we are not the only ones stinking.
http://youtu.be/yL9Y24ciNWs (http://youtu.be/yL9Y24ciNWs)
He won't be able to complain anymore.
Quote from: Risus on July 01, 2011, 01:01:41 AM
Quote from: Jenne on June 30, 2011, 05:38:16 PM
Um. Ew. And no.
It's either this or they put you in a room with a humidifier packed with undershirts.
:x