Enter Larry, the Puking Robot

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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.

To see video of Larry in action, READ HERE. It’s disgusting, but hey, it’s all in the name of science.

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/vomiting-robot-pukes-so-you-wont-have

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