aGameOfThrones
04-26-2011, 07:10 AM
It's Don-8r (pronounced "donator," for those who don't speak robot), programmed expressly to collect change and be adorable. University of Dundee student Tim Pryde created the coin-fueled robot to help raise money for charity. It's taken a few spins around the school's campus and has already mastered the three Ps of money collection: politeness, persistence, and performance -- the latter accomplished via color changing lights in its orb-like head. Video of Don-8r doing its thing after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/don-8r-the-panhandling-robot-set-to-make-the-homeless-obsolete/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/don-8r-the-panhandling-robot-set-to-make-the-homeless-obsolete/