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Larry The Vomiting Robot
This Robot Vomits So You Won’t Have To
Larry the humanoid vomiting simulator is not the most glamorous robot we’ve covered.
Larry The Vomiting Robot BBC
Sometimes inventions, even the important ones, aren’t pretty. Case in point: this vomiting robot. It could help us understand, and then battle, an illness that no one’s found a cure for in 40 years. Even if it’s not the cutest ‘bot out there.
The unfortunately but appropriately named Vomiting Larry is an anatomically correct model of a freshman at a frat party and, more importantly, an anatomically correct model of someone vomiting after contracting norovirus, a nasty bug that causes puking and diarrhea. It spreads fast–less than 20 virus particles can infect someone–and it’s been a higher-than-expected year for infections.
h/t Ralph
LarryD
January 3rd, 2013
Why the heck did they have to name it Larry???
the aardvark
January 3rd, 2013
I noticed the hat tip on the bottom was from Ralph, how appropriate.
Dr. Tar
January 3rd, 2013
So can he be programed to toss cookies through the rest of Obama’s term? Casue I feel like I’m going to if the last week is what we have to look forward to for the next 4 years.
the aardvark
January 3rd, 2013
They could have named it Chuck.
Cynic
January 3rd, 2013
I’d like to see one of these installed in congress, operated by remote control so they could know our true feelings on how they are running the place.
Stirrin the B.S.
January 3rd, 2013
Is Larry a finalist for the PUK award?
Gina
January 3rd, 2013
I wish I could projectile vomit on command.
KF
January 3rd, 2013
Larry? Really?
Geez what about vomiting Vince?
Projectile puking Pete?
Stirrin the B.S.
January 3rd, 2013
“….Larry is an anatomically correct model of a freshman at a frat party….”
I think all freshman frat boys ought to file a class action lawsuit for this mean-spirited act of profiling.
Lowell
January 3rd, 2013
Larry be a smooth one. Ah yes, the carbonated fountain of beer and bile often seen erupting from the recumbent form on the frat house basement couch.
Charms the ladies every time.
Bonus points for being able to sleep through the entire episode!
Stirrin the B.S.
January 3rd, 2013
So, what’s with the ad for Tamiflu on this vomiting thread?
Tim
January 3rd, 2013
Oh … I thought Larry replicated America’s reaction to Obama speeches.
Real Americans – not the socialist infiltrators.
hanoverfist
January 3rd, 2013
@Cynic
They would drown….
Wait a minute!
hanoverfist
January 3rd, 2013
“a nasty bug that causes puking and diarrhea”
Half the robot is missing.;-)
aleon
January 3rd, 2013
Why Larry you ask? Because that is what happened when Larry Sinclair went down on Barry.