Robytes
can also pan, zoom, or modify the
view in any direction. For a video
demonstration that may affect your
ability to keep lunch down, visit
www.prosurgics.com/prosurgics_
endoassist.htm.
Uribot Tends Kobe Airport
Finally, the strangest application
of robotics of late would be Dasubee,
a bot designed specifically to clean
urinals. One is already operating in
the Kobe, Japan airport. An astute
observer will note that it resembles
an elephant. Designer Susumu Kanai
revealed that this design was inspired
by the pachyderm’s trunk, which
resembles the powerful water cannon
employed by the bot. The ears are
handles, the eyes are the start and
stop buttons, and its little yellow hat
is the filler cap for the 13 gal ( 50 l)
tank. Reportedly, using
specially developed
antibacterial detergent,
Dasubee can shine up
a fouled privy in only
10 seconds.
If you’re still
reluctant to buy one,
consider that Kanai
has included “a
vacuum function to
breathe in a scraper
and the water of the
floor to be able to
wash the dirt scattered
to the floor together
on the function side.”
(Something may have
been lost in the
translation.) You can
pick one up for only
one million yen (about
$9,500). SV
Dasubee, the urinal bot and its proud operator.
Photo courtesy of Impress Watch Corp.
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