Self-Feeding Robot Hunts For Power Outlets


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Roombas and similar commercially-available robots can plug themselves into docking stations when they need to recharge. But that requires having a designated recharging station. Marvin, a robot by Intel Labs, can search for an electrical outlet and plug itself in. This approach is superior to the alternative solution.

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Two observations. 1. That woman is very brave to eat anything with barbecue sauce for a video while wearing a white top.

2. I've never really understood the chicken wing craze. For most of my life, chicken wings, like gizzards, were only eaten when you couldn't afford any other part of the chicken.
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