Japanese ice-cream robot is a marvel of overengineered whimsy
by Cory Doctorow from on (#31JYE)
Redditor Pirate_Redbeard posted this video of an ice-cream robot vending machine in Japan: an anthropomorphic robot that plucks a cone, holds it under a soft-serve machine, pulls a perfect poop-emoji swirl, passes it through a one-way bank-teller window, and then does a dance of delight once you pluck it up. (more")