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HERB learns to separate Oreos, probably thinks humans are crazy

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There’s a reason why Oreos exist in their present form: they’re a carefully formulated combination of exactly the right amount of cookie with exactly the right amount of creme. But that’s just not good enoughfor humans, because humans are crazy, and rather than just buying some chocolate cookies or some frosting, we instead insist on disemboweling our Oreos to separate the creme from the cookie the hard way. We’re willing to go to absurdly awesome lengths to do it, most recently including CMU’s HERB robotic butler.
via IEEE Spectrum

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