This will make the Japanese robot industry sick

[yanpa]

Finally a practical application for robot technology.

Projectile-vomiting robot can puke up to 3 meters
Artificial spew offers insight into virus spread

Bioboffins at the Health and Safety Laboratory in Derbyshire, UK, have developed a robot that can projectile vomit on command as a tool for studying the spread of the highly infectious norovirus.

Reuters reports that the hyperemetic droid has been dubbed "Vomiting Larry" by its creator, researcher Catherine Makison, who describes it as a "humanoid simulated vomiting system."

The goal of said vomiting system is to study the reach and dispersion of human vomitus, which is one of the primary ways that diseases such as norovirus can spread.

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[Russell]

Another European innovation...

[Coligny]

I really miss Yurop sometimes...

[Russell]

And some more European innovation...

[legion]

definitely the best use of robot technology yet

[Ol Dirty Gaijin]

And it still takes a 4-armed robot to match "Philthy" Phil's drumming.

[American Oyaji]

Working around robots is rather weird. Especially when they break down.