New Gadgets Feed Themselfs

[pgp_protector]

Was reading Engadget this morning, and now they've got clocks that get their own power... From eating bugs

Gallery - Carnivorous robots eager to eat your pests - Image 1 - New Scientist

The clock has rollers for the fly paper, that traps the fly, then drops the fly into a microbial fuel cell that powers the rollers & the display.

They also have a table that eats mice to power stuff.

 

[Jester4kicks]

Was reading Engadget this morning, and now they've got clocks that get their own power... From eating bugs

Gallery - Carnivorous robots eager to eat your pests - Image 1 - New Scientist

The clock has rollers for the fly paper, that traps the fly, then drops the fly into a microbial fuel cell that powers the rollers & the display.

They also have a table that eats mice to power stuff.

That's awesome!!!


Although we're just that much closer to Skynet taking over.

 

[Ectezus]

Just give me flying cars already!!

 

[pgp_protector]

Just give me flying cars already!!

You can have your flying cars when the drivers are computers

I fear the day drunks get into flying cars over a small town

 

[Ectezus]

You can have your flying cars when the drivers are computers

Ya true, and maybe this new bug eating technology will advance so much that it can power our promised flying cars.

"Warning, low on fuel, catch new insects ASAP"

 

[kiwimac]

Just so long as Microsoft (tm) do NOT provide the OS for the on-board computers. Could you imagine a system crash as you are coming in to land?

 

[Jester4kicks]

Just so long as Microsoft (tm) do NOT provide the OS for the on-board computers. Could you imagine a system crash as you are coming in to land?

Fuel intake system has caught a moth. Do you wish to accept?

 

[Toclafane]

Bsod

 

[Wiccan_Child]

Ah, I saw this a few days ago.

Would they qualify as living organisms? They metabolise their environment, after all...

 

[icarusforde]

Bsod

*shudders* enough said.

 

[AV1611VET]

I had a pet rock once, but it left me.

I was using it to prop the front door open, and when I came back from my car it was gone.

 

[ranmaonehalf]

Isnt this a really REALLLY bad idea?

See I was sure we would have made real Synthetic Intelligences first , but no first we are gonna make it so they can eat us first. Anyone here see hte movie virus?