wine tasting robot thinks people taste like bacon

September 29th, 2006 post a comment (9) stumble it! by: technabob

While NEC was showing off their cute little robot, capable of “tasting” wines (using its built-in) photospectrometer to the Associated Press, they got just a little more than they bargained for…

Robot With Poor Sense of Taste

When a reporter’s hand was placed against the robot’s taste sensor, it was identified as prosciutto. Subesequently, a cameraman was mistaken for bacon.

I guess that Old Glory robot insurance might come in handy afterall.

[via Collision Detection via Engadget ]

September 29th, 2006 post a comment (9) stumble it! by: technabob

9 comments post a comment

1. Graham | October 2nd, 2006 at 2:49 am

Are you sure the camera man wasn’t an undercover cop?!!!
2. Alex | October 2nd, 2006 at 5:43 am

Sounds about right - I remember reading an article about a tribe of cannibals that referred to humans as ‘long pigs’ due to the taste… This would seem to corroborate the theory.
3. Steve | October 2nd, 2006 at 6:14 am

Mmmm, bacon…
4. William White | October 2nd, 2006 at 6:40 am

OINK OINK OINK
5. GhostSurfer | October 2nd, 2006 at 6:46 am

BACON …. Sounds good enough ha ha ….
6. taromaru | October 2nd, 2006 at 6:53 am

Papero?s so lovely
7. Corona | October 2nd, 2006 at 8:32 am

Donner party - “Mmmmmmmm……..unexplained bacon…..”
8. unangbangkay | October 2nd, 2006 at 7:45 pm

PUSH BUTTON

RECEIVE BACON
9. Grandes Poches » Au&hellip | October 3rd, 2006 at 3:30 am

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