Remember the Butter Robot from Rick and Morty? The one with a soul-crushing purpose? “What is my purpose?” it asked in Season 1, Episode 9. “You pass butter,” Rick answered. Now, Butter Bot has broken free from its culinary chains and rolled into reality. Thanks to CircuitMess and Geek Club, this desk-bound AI marvel comes packed with tech, charm, and just enough sass to brighten—or question—the meaning of your day.
With a dual-core processor, this bot recognizes faces, voices, and objects, and it’s got a built-in AI cam to prove it. Controlled by an included remote or left to wander autonomously, it rolls around on tank-like tracks powered by electromotors. Whether you want a personal assistant to manage reminders and voice memos, an AI-powered 8-ball to help make decisions, or just someone to lose to at tic-tac-toe, Butter Bot delivers. Its live video feed lets you see through its eyes, and the IR LED keeps it from falling off your desk when it’s roaming on its own.
Fully customizable and reprogrammable, this STEM gadget also syncs to your phone to announce notifications with a dash of that sarcastic Butter Bot attitude. It even plays classic games like rock-paper-scissors and Hangman, all while avoiding eye contact when your existential crisis kicks in.
All this functionality comes without a portal gun, but who needs one when your robot assistant flips coins and answers your AMAs? Butter Bot can love too—though it probably has questions about your purpose. Available now starting at US$139 on Kickstarter. Rick would be proud (possibly jealous even).
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