Gastrobot and slugbot: "flesh-eating robots"

from the is-this-really-a-good-idea dept.
Senior Associate member davesag writes "Just opened page 7 of the UK issue of this week's New Scientist and there's an article about Chew Chew the 12 wheeled flesh eating robot that uses e-coli to recharge its batteries. Is building robots that digest meat another one of those 'oh boy, wait till they get smarter and smaller' issues we need to be worried about?" Note also the slug-eating robot.