POPO the robotic fish / marshmallow wannabe

Look, we never claimed to be fish-ologists or anything like that, but we really don't have the foggiest idea of how this thing works. Sure, it has rechargeable batteries for up to 24 hours of swimming, and ultrasound for object avoidance, and even a cool robotic-fish sounding name: "POPO." We're just totally in the dark as to where the propulsion system is on this thing, or what portions of the bot we're supposed to hug and kiss in moments of weakness when the cute-itude sweeps over us. Apparently this is a second-gen fish bot from the ITRI Creative Laboratory's Aqua project, but words of legitimacy like that won't saw us until we've seen some solid video and / or action shots.

[Via Crave]

[Evan @ Feb 17th 2007 2:28AM]

mmmmm... marshmallows

[Spike @ Feb 17th 2007 12:36PM]

A POPO is also what people call Polaris ATV's. :>

[tchiseen @ Feb 17th 2007 8:17AM]

back in my day we used to run from the popo ( the five - oh a.k.a. the "man" )
but apparently technology is changing all of that.

[Nate @ Feb 17th 2007 10:57AM]

"Marshmallow wannabe"? That reminds me of a Lucky Charms commercial in my youth.

[wabguard-email @ Feb 17th 2007 12:33PM]

Did you know they use PORK COLLAGEN (pork bone, etc) to make marshmallows...
Makes ya look at marshmallows different huh? :P

[Istrancis @ Feb 18th 2007 8:43PM]

Just in case you're interested, the scientific study of fish is called Ichthyology...not fish-ology...

I guess you've gotta learn something new every day!!! ;)

[Grant @ Feb 17th 2007 5:15PM]

mmmm pork collagen.
i'm gonna go get me a whole bag now.
and the big ones, none of those mini marshmallows for me!

[Christina @ Feb 17th 2007 5:36PM]

Popo means backside (in German)
not a cool name for a fish - in some european countries..

[srw @ Feb 17th 2007 11:34PM]

Marshmallows are made from pork collagen? Ahhh.. poor piggies, what are they going to use for their cosmetic surgery?

[d3vkit @ Feb 18th 2007 7:12AM]

Wikipedia Says (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshmellow):
The marshmallow is a confection that, in its modern form, consists of sugar or corn syrup, beaten egg whites, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic, and flavorings, whipped to a spongy consistency.

[Will Platt @ Feb 18th 2007 12:55PM]

Gelatin (also gelatine, from French gélatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, which is created by prolonged boiling of connective tissue such as skin, cartilage, and bones obtained from the animal processing industry. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin)

[srilyk @ Feb 18th 2007 2:44PM]

"gelatin that has been pre-softened in water"

and if you look up gelatin on Wikipedia you find that: "Gelatin (also gelatine, from French gélatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, which is created by prolonged boiling of connective tissue such as skin, cartilage, and bones obtained from the animal processing industry."

Delicious pigs!

That's why Jews don't eat Jell-o, and you can't take Marshmallows to Saudi Arabia...

[d3vkit @ Feb 18th 2007 5:59PM]

Okay, my comment didn't work I guess...

Wanted to say sorry for not going deeper than the marshmallow entry, I basically skimmed it for collagen, and forgot about what gelatin is: "it's made from hooves you know" - Mr. Burns