https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/06/17/when-geeks-dont-have-enough-wo/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:48:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/06/17/when-geeks-dont-have-enough-wo/#comment-9852 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:48:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/06/17/when-geeks-dont-have-enough-wo/#comment-9852 Meh. Looks like a droid ordering the humans around, instead of the reverse. Let me know when they get R2-D2 to whistle to C-3PO, who then goes to the correct rack and replaces the cable (while expostulating in a British accent about how shocked he is at the vandalism of a fellow cybernetic).

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/06/17/when-geeks-dont-have-enough-wo/#comment-9851 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:48:11 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/06/17/when-geeks-dont-have-enough-wo/#comment-9851 Greg,R2D2 is also a project in the University of Pisa (I have visited R2D2 a couple of times already :-)).The motivation was for R2D2 to be used as a tour guide or similar in the University originally, in museums and other sites when (if) it goes in production.It’s nice to see there can be other uses as well!

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