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dvice.com - 12/18/2008

Panasonic declares war on house maids with KAR dishwashing robot

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In our latest installment of Jobs Robots Are Secretly Stealing From Humans we present you with the KAR (Kitchen Assistant Robot) dishwashing robot from Japan. Developed by teams at Panasonic and The University of Tokyo, the one armed robot can gingerly handle your most precious chinaware, wash ...

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engadget.com - 12/19/2008

KAR robot arm does the dishes, sort of

— engadget.com — Ok, so it may not be quite as ambitious as some all-purpose cleaning robots , but this... so-called KAR robot arm developed by a group of researchers from Panasonic and the University of Tokyo does appear to at least do the sole task it was designed ... (more) KAR robot arm does the dishes, sort of

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Panasonic and IRT Research Institute create dishwashing robot
Gizmo Watch — ... IRT Research Institute are working on an efficient dishwashing robot they call KAR (Kitchen Assistant Robot). The robot arm has 18 different sensors in its hand. These sensors help the robot to determine the shape and size of the dishes, and to pick a single object from a stack of dishes. The prototype has worked well till now, and the people associated with the project believe a production version could be available in about five years. Via: Dvice/ Robot Watch