The Reel Life: "Beer me, R2-D2" edition

The Reel Life isn't lazy. Really. We're perfectly capable of going to the refrigerator and getting a cold beverage ourselves instead of just yelling, "Beer me."

But that doesn't mean we wouldn't mind having a robot butler helping us out.

The good folks over at Cornell University have built a robot that can tell when you need a refill on your beer and pour it for you. That's the Reel Life's kind of robot.

The robot, which is named Kodiak, is has a Microsoft Kinect 3-D camera to help it visualize the world. Then, based on the actions of the person it’s watching and the location of things like a coffee cup or a refrigerator, it "guesses" what the next action of the person is going to be.

So if Kodiak thinks you need a beer, it will refill your cup for you. And if you reach for your cup when it's about to pour, it will stop, wait for the cup to be put down, and then pour the beer.

Kodiak has around an 82 percent success rate. And considering there's a 100 percent chance a beer will be spilled during the Casino City home poker game, that's not a bad success rate at all.



Get in the fast lane Grandma, this bingo game is ready to roll!

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