The dilemma of our age is that it’s hard to find an idea not
taken up already. One moment you’ll be frenzy'ing
upon some crazy idea occurring to you, but even before you work up maturing
your idea you take a shot surfing it on the internet if some work has been done
about it……..DANG!.....15 papers, two
models, 1 already available in market, Patent NoX12121Y, [no Device to be named
similar], all further researches require prior permission, you cannot talk
about it BUGG OFF ….. so evanescent, the bliss of your idea’s ‘originality’.
Halting my jeremiad let’s have look at what you’re actually
looking for. Yes, the idea is to have robots working on human food. Using alternate form of energy instead of electricity
or direct fuel burning. The basis of this notion lies upon ‘artificial
metabolism’, a process similar to that which the cells in our body use to
release the heat stored. With a very rough estimate, glucose, one of our diet’s
key nutrients can provide up to 1000KJ/KG energy. Very less as compared to coal
but in view of the availability the further prospects might be interesting. Moderate
work has been done in this regard (as per my above saying) and a complete robot
working on biochemical fuel cells as well has been tested. The progress can be of dual benefit. We’re
nearing the goal of developing humanoids that assimilate perfectly in our environment.
On a slightly different route the provision of energy to machines from the agro-fields
might shed some load off the minerals. The energy density as mentioned above is
lower than the fossil fuels but it’s never bad to have an alternative.
Imagine the moment when you could eye your robo with suspicion
for your missing slice of pizza and it would “BURPPPP”……
Oh! I forgot
for a couple of noodle heads out there , yes the robot will
be having human food, but don’t worry that won’t lead to you pounding on the
restroom door saying “ come out HCR-328, I am getting late for work”.
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