Lunch break: Robot fetches a sandwich from Subway

at 12:29 PM ET, 10/07/2011

University of Tokyo researchers have taught a robot called PR2 to find the closest sandwich. If there isn’t one in the refrigerator, it will head to the nearest Subway:

This robot can also bake you cookies.

(h/t The Daily What)

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