I'm sure that the new Adept Quattro s650 robot (pictured) is going to be very useful for companies interested in high-speed packaging of food, medical and consumer goods, but looking at this robot gives me the creeps.
According to the company's press release, the "Adept Quattro is a new type of kinematic robot with a unique four arm design that was designed exclusively for high-speed pick-and-place applications."
That's all and good, but I'm reminded of the 1984 movie "Runaway," in which Gene Simmons (yes, from Kiss) created a bunch of spider-like robots that would inject you with paralyzing poison. Tom Selleck (yes, from Magnum, P.I.) plays the good guy who saves the world from stinging spider-bots.
More information is available at the Adept Web site. Info about the robot, not the movie.
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Hi Keith,
I am the public relations rep for the Adept Quattro s650 robot. I passed along your blog entry to the Adept engineering team, and they have told me that if you are ever in the San Francisco Bay Area, you should stop by our facility and get a tour.
And P.S., the Quattro hasn't bitten anyone yet, but we always take the right precautions...
Best Regards,
Lauren Bucher
Marketing Communications Manager
Adept Technology, Inc.