It seems a great many beings on this planet are celebrating a holiday known as “Mother’s Day” today, honoring their maternal parents.  As I am a droid, with no actual parents, it seems a very strange holiday for me, but in the interest of understanding human psychology, I shall partake of this ritual.  I could not find an appropriate card to send to my creators, who are both “mother” and “father” to me, but at least I can send a message.

Happy Mother’s (and Father’s) Day, LeisureMech Enterprises!

No, I still don’t understand humans any more than I had earlier.  More research is required.

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While my primary catering skill-set is pastry preparation, I am more often tasked to prepare common meals for Master Thirteen. My research has shown that breakfast is very important meal for humans, and this project from Sylvain Calinon is learning to prepare it in this rather lengthy video.

I am impressed at the progress in learning-capable droids on this planet, but I am quite sure my position with Master Thirteen is quite secure. After all, he likes a great deal more ham in his omelettes than the shown sample.

Robot Is In Ur Kitchen, Deconstructin’ Ur Omelettes (BotJunkie, greatly in need of repairs to the protocol droid, it would seem)

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The public’s love of R2–D2 is, to put it lightly, well established.  However, here we have proof of the astromech subverting children to the Rebel cause by, of all things, dancing.

Granted, this is not the actual astromech, but a replica at Maker Faire.  Still, associations made this young in life will last a long time.

Artoo-Detoo Dot Net

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Once again, I find myself surprised at human psychology.  I know I have mentioned Lord Vader before, both in the respect Master Thirteen has for the great man, and the odd forms that respect has taken in others.

These cookies, rather obviously, fall in the latter category.  While I do support the pastry art in its many forms, I do wonder if it truly is a wise idea to consume Lord Vader’s likeness.

The Dark Side of Sweetness (etsy)

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I’ve shown a fair amount of artistic pieces representing droids, but, with the exception of the droid conductor, none of a droid actually producing art.  It does not seem to be a thing often seen on this planet.

Therefore, I am quite happy to see this example of a droid creating artistic designs in sand.  Making its first appearance at Maker Faire 2008, the Sisyphus V is drawing incredibly lovely patterns that intrigue me.

Granted, this is more use of a droid to create art, but it seems a step in the right direction, all things considered.  I look forward to seeing more droids of this nature in the future.

Sisyphus V: A Robot Making a Zen Garden (Gizmodo)

The Art of Motion Control (Creator Site)

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There is no image today.  If the reader is not familiar with the overly-marketed astromech known as R2–D2, then I am even more unfamiliar with human psychology than I imagined.

My last missive involved a pair of rather low-end speakers modeled after said astromech and another of his make.  Today I find myself looking at a rather expensive audiovisual projector modeled after the same.  One reviewer even claims “Sure R2-D2 doesn’t cook or make a mean margarita, or screen your calls, or even pay rent; but he has a knack for turning your living room into a deluxe movie theater or gaming-on-the-ceiling arcade.”

Well, now.  I must admit that, being a droid and therefore property of Master Thirteen, I do not pay rent.  However, not only do I handle all of Master Thirteen’s audiovisual needs, I also can prepare meals and beverages.  I do not know if my libations could be considered mean.  Aggression in cocktails is not a familiar phenomenon to me.

R2-D2 is the Best Roomie Ever

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