Google Japan Makes A Real Conveyor Belt Keyboard
Just to be clear, I’m not asking you to Google ‘Japan makes a real conveyor belt keyboard,’ but you probably already knew that. You’re a smart cookie. I’m a dumb biscuit. *nibbling finger* I’m for dogs, aren’t I? Google Japan, which makes a newly redesigned keyboard every year, has unveiled this year’s GBoard, one that operates with its keys constantly moving on columns of conveyor belts (four columns of 29 keys each). I don’t think anybody is going to set a new typing record with it (or play a winning game of Counter-Strike). It might be good for hunt-and-peck style typers though. ‘Oh, there goes the key I needed! I’ll just catch on the next go-round. Damn, missed it again.’ Using this I estimate I’d be good for writing about one email a day — it would have to be a short one though. LRNING NEW KYBORD PLZ DNT FIRE ME
If you’re interested in building your own (and who isn’t?), Google Japan has provided all the design files necessary over on GitHub.
Thanks to my dad, who’s currently on vacation at my house and we are all having a great time.
Humanoid Robots Diving Into Vat Of Molten Steel
Faced with an aging population of older gen humanoids (future problems), US robotics manufacturer Figure decided to have several of its F.02 robots dive into a 75-ton vat of molten steel to decommission them, Terminator style (one lowered on a chain even gives a thumbs-up, just like in the movie). After finding a steel plant in Finland willing to allow the lithium-ion batteried humanoids to leap into a steel vat (none in the US or Mexico would allow it), Figure made this video, complete with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Get to the choppa! “That’s from Predator.” Whatever.
Decommissioning a fleet of robots full of custom-built actuators and other intellectual property is no easy task. We needed to dispose of the robots in a way that protected our proprietary hardware. Disassembling each robot would take our technical staff so much time that it would delay the launch of F.04.
So we asked the internet: what should we do? The resounding answer came from an unlikely source: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who told us to melt them. We reached out to Arnold, and when he said he wanted to be involved, we put everything in motion.
Was this all a gigantic publicity stunt from start to finish? Probably. Is it the most responsible way to decommission old robots? Almost certainly not. Has everybody been waiting to see an actual robot dive into a vat of molten steel ever since Terminator 2 came out? There’s no question. *crosses off bucket list, reviews rest of list* Okay, do we have any credible mermaid sightings?
Morning Ritual Rube Goldberg Machine Gets You Out Of Bed, Face Washed, Dressed, And Fed
Making things more complicated than they need to be: it’s human nature. Or at least my human nature. “You’re barely human.” Or natural. This is a video of Joseph of Joseph’s Machines building and demonstrating (in front of a live audience!) a Rube Goldberg machine that (with minimal effort on his part, but still more effort than should be required from a Rube Goldberg machine) gets him out of bed, washes his face, dresses him, then feeds him a banana, a breakfast sandwich, and a bowl of cereal. Or, rather, dunks his face into a bowl of cereal. Now I’ll be the first to admit I’m terrible at building Rube Goldberg machines (I’ve never made one that didn’t end waiting for first responders), but the face washing step probably should have come after that one. That’s like washing your hands before going to the bathroom, but not after. Most men don’t do either though, which is why I don’t shake hands or fist bump anymore, only wink.
Horse Plays Harp, Is Recording Album With Human Caretaker
Because it’s hard to complain about a bandmate that only wants to be paid in carrots, this is a video of rescue horse Yupia (who already has the hair of an emo frontman) playing the harp with caretaker Mikayla Theone Khramov, who’s using some of Yupia’s samples for an upcoming album. Am I going to make my mom drive me to the mall so I can buy the CD the day it comes out? No, what is this, the 90’s? I wish it was, AI will probably just download it into my brain. In the videos it appears Yupia genuinely does enjoy playing the harp, but there’s also the very real possibility he’s just scratching himself. I know this because 9/10ths of the time I think my girlfriend is loving on me she’s really just scratching something. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll take what I can get, but it doesn’t feel great. Especially if it’s one of those pointy-ass elbows. They could cut glass!
Some bonus accordion action included below, but he also dabbles in guitar and banjo. More videos on Mikayla’s Instagram page.
Terrifying Crawling Girl Halloween Decoration Made With Humanoid Robot
Because you can never go too far with Halloween decorations (don’t quote me on that), this is a video from Logan Olson of a creepy crawling girl made using a Unitree G1 humanoid robot, which were upgraded with a crawl mode last year. The way it instantly drops down to all fours is wild (and terrifying). G1 robots start at $13,500 though, so I’ll be making a paper mache witch head instead.
Jeans Made Of All Pockets Has 41 Functional Pockets
Because when it comes to hard drives and jeans you can never have enough storage, this is a video of fashion designer Cory Infinite’s ‘Infinite Pocket Jeans’. Despite the name, the pockets are actually finite, and total 41. That is a far cry from infinite, but also a far cry from the five measly pockets my jeans have. Mine do have a lot of extra holes though, I just can’t put anything in them without it falling down my pant leg. Has anybody seen a roll of singles? The Infinite Pocket Jeans consist of 14 front pockets, 7 front change pockets, 2 side pockets, and 18 rear pockets, and Cory demonstrates their carrying capacity in the video. They can fit a lot of stuff. Probably great for shoplifting. Also probably great for forgetting what pocket your wallet is in. *frantically rummaging through pockets at checkout as customers behind me grow restless* Well if I could just find my phone I could check my pocket spreadsheet!
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