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Panasonic's dishwashing robot makes cooking bearable
Nobody likes doing the dishes. Everybody knows that. Which is why I love the fact that Panasonic is putting money and time into developing a robot that does them for us.
Sure, this first prototype isn't the most impressive thing I've ever seen. It's basically an arm and a hand that's sensitive enough to not break glass, mounted on a rail for moving back and forth over a counter. It's all controlled by a camera, and it looks primitive at best. But hey, maybe in a few years we'll be able to sit back at the end of a meal and allow a robot to do all the chores. Just like in the Jetsons! We can only hope.
By saris at 4:10 PM ON 10/20/09
Just a thought here, don't we already have a gadget that cleans dishes? I think it is called a dishwasher. I could be wrong.
By Random Hero at 7:00 PM ON 10/20/09
So basically all it does is put the dirty dishes in the dish washer and the dishwasher, a product that's been around for decades, does the washing. Nothing to impressive if you ask me. How lazy are you if you can apparently pick up the plate to eat but not carry it a few feet to the dishwasher?
By Random Butthole at 7:16 PM ON 10/20/09
Um.... What?
By HDTVguy at 3:35 PM ON 10/23/09
Next they'll just come out with a magic box that you put the dishes in and they come out clean!
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