Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots
Forget about Transformers, and start worrying about robots that disguise themselves as lamps or coffee tables and feed on unsuspecting little creatures to sustain themselves."Inspired by natural methods of adaptation, they have shunned the stereotypical look normally associated with robots and adopted a fashionable, contemporary design aesthetic. In this way they operate as exclusive furniture and household accessories.
Utilising the microbial fuel cell as an energy source the robots reference strategies of predatorial insects, reptiles and plants such as the wolf spider, the chameleon and the Venus flytrap and apply these harvesting techniques to the acquisition of food. This gives them autonomy and to a degree they become living entities existing in a similar way to an exotic pet such as a snake or a lizard, where we provide living prey and become voyeurs in a synthesized, contrived microcosm."
Carniverous Domestic Robots
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