False Advertising?

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c2bJlkpYn8
Do you think that this coffee machine is a robot? A few people I know thought this was real, and were disappointed to find it was no different than the normal coffee machine.

[Perd Hapley]

If that was the only advertisement I saw, I would expect it to perform as in the commercial. Why not?

[Hawkmoon]

Yep -- false advertising. A countertop coffee brewer is NOT a robot, and if you show me an ad for a coffee robot that hands me a steaming cup of brew ... that's what I should get if I buy one.

[CNYCacher]

Based on that ad, I would think it was a robot.

Especially after hearing the name of the product: "Brewbot"

[Doggy Daddy]

Same here.  When I first saw the ad, I pointed it out to my wife and mentioned that it was pretty cool and that I might like to have one.

Felt a bit foolish when I figgered it all out.

DD

[HankB]

I thought "Whoa . . . that's false advertising . . . " the first time I saw the commercial.

[Fly320s]

I wouldn't think that coffee maker is a robot based on that commercial.  It appears to be way too articulated and capable, therefore it can't be real.

So, no, it isn't false advertising.  Over-selling and exageration, sure, but not false advertising.

[dogmush]

Given the current state of the art in Robotics, that animation is so over the top I never thought it did that.  To me, that's no more false advertising then the Snickers commercials currently out.  It's obvious that people don't really turn into Aretha Franklin when hungry, and it's obvious to me that that coffeemaker couldn't really do that.

So I vote not False Advertising, but just a badly done commercial.

[Perd Hapley]

Given the current state of the art in Robotics, that animation is so over the top I never thought it did that.  To me, that's no more false advertising then the Snickers commercials currently out.  It's obvious that people don't really turn into Aretha Franklin when hungry, and it's obvious to me that that coffeemaker couldn't really do that.

'Cause, much like slight hunger, "the current state of the art in robotics" is something most humans are familiar with. Wait, no, that's wrong.

[dogmush]

'Cause, much like slight hunger, "the current state of the art in robotics" is something most humans are familiar with. Wait, no, that's wrong.

Come on Fistful, I used the pronoun "I" or "me" four times in that sentence.  I wasn't going for "most humans"  I was stating my opinion.  If I was on the jury I wouldn't be convinced that they expected anyone to take that commercial literally. So I don't think it's false advertising.

You are, of course, welcome to disagree with my opinion.

ETA: If however it is false advertising it goes without saying that it's your fault.

[280plus]

I vote I wish it was real so it could bring me a nice hot cuppa at my personal whim. I could use one roght now as a matter of fact. 

[Pharmacology]

Get a grip, people.

Do you really expect your cologne to nab you a date with a supermodel?

Then you shouldn't expect a coffee machine to double as an advanced robot either.

[Perd Hapley]

Get a grip, people.

Do you really expect your cologne to nab you a date with a supermodel?

Then you shouldn't expect a coffee machine to double as an advanced robot either.

No, I just expect the coffee machine to offer the features that are  advertised. That would only be reasonable. I would expect that coffee machine to play a tune and hand me a cup of Joe, naturally.

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/12/09/chinese-restaurant-staffed-by-robot-waiters-chinese-robot-is-staffed-entirely-by-robots-except-in-the-kitchen/

Come on Fistful, I used the pronoun "I" or "me" four times in that sentence.  I wasn't going for "most humans"  I was stating my opinion.  If I was on the jury I wouldn't be convinced that they expected anyone to take that commercial literally. So I don't think it's false advertising.

"Most humans" is all that really matters here. If you're going to judge whether it is false advertising, you have to consider what other people are going to take away from that ad. Whether you, personally, would be misled is really not the point at all.

[Doggy Daddy]

Get a grip, people.

Do you really expect your cologne to nab you a date with a supermodel?

Then you shouldn't expect a coffee machine to double as an advanced robot either.

I can expect it when the last 4 words spoken in the commercial are "one smart little bot".

DD

[seeker_two]

The first time that my coffee maker brings my cup of joe to my bedside will be the first time I shoot a coffeemaker....Skynet is not welcome in my bedroom....   

[KD5NRH]

I wouldn't think that coffee maker is a robot based on that commercial.  It appears to be way too articulated and capable, therefore it can't be real.

Really?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfX013yrSNg

If this were narrowed down to just a coffee-making-and-distributing system, I'd expect it to be a lot more smooth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyr8iJFxIjU

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Skynet is not welcome in my bedroom....

A Skynet sexbot would be very interesting indeed.

And I wouldn't call this thing an advanced robot. The Transformer-esque design would easily be the hardest part of the project. The rest could be done with a pair of Lego Robotics sets and a cannibalized coffee maker.