The elder Free-Ride offspring drew this:
I’m told it’s a cat-mantis-kangaroo-lizard-horned toad robot. I’m pretty sure it’s not yet available in stores (although maybe there’s a kit?).
But I really want one. And not just to set against a Roomba in gladiatorial battle.
Speaking of Roomba, my better half was professing a need for yet another haircut, which got me to thinking that someone should develop a hybrid of the Roomba and the Flowbee. I mean, who wouldn’t want a robot going on regular reconnaissance missions across one’s head to determine whether the hair growth warrants a trim and, if so, to administer that trim on the spot?
What could go wrong?
Sprog-the-elder is definitely an inventive genius. I want a closet full! Or would a breeding pair be sufficient?
Robots don’t come in breeding pairs, silly!
However, if this robot is anything like a car engine (as described on Car Talk), if you disassemble it and reassemble it, you’re bound to have some leftover pieces. Doing this enough times is predicted to leave you with enough leftover pieces to assemble a second robot.
This, I suspect, is why Monsanto isn’t in the robot business.
Looks scary to me.
“Robot’s don’t come in breeding pairs, silly!”
Well, I can see that what we really need is a Von Neumann cat-mantis-kangaroo-lizard-horned toad robot and a roomfull of parts, perhaps generated by the Click-Clack method mentioned above…
Ha! I was close! I thought it was a robo-mantisdeer.
I don’t quite see the “lizard” part, but remarkably, it really does convey all of the others! That’s some serious artistic talent! Now the sprogs just need to design a kit for building these.