New Fridge Concept is Awesome, Scary

How long do you think it'll be before some kid puts his pet in it to see what happens or some small child falls or is pushed into this substance?

Also what will prevent cross contamination of foods that will eventually be forgotten and go bad? You know it has to happen.

Just seems like it needs a little more engineering and safety features.

I think this is going to take some getting use to it. Well, here is my questions: The Bio Robot Refrigerator can keep it fresh but should I still have a refrierator for making icecubes for my soda? How long will the The Bio Robot Refrigerator last? It is odorless, but is the gel tastless? How long will it keep left over pizza fresh? Does it come in a blue gel version?

This may have a use for expeditions and such, not a mass market type of appeal

It appears the person is placing an unwrapped piece of fruit into the gel. Do we assume that the gel is edible? Can any foods be "planted" in it without a cover? Does there need to be physical contact - food to gel - in order for this to work or would it work with food in storage containers?

I assume there must be contact, otherwise they would just have directed the "luminiscence" towards the food in order to inhibit the microbes; so, no dark containers please.

Letting alone the fact that you can't store open glasses of any beverage, you don't want the mess of unfinished portions exposed to any visitor all the time.

If the gel is not thick enough, the food will fall to the bottom (in slow motion and all, have a joint, sit and watch!). But If it IS, you'll tear your sandwiches appart while pulling them out (no good for the munchies!). I'd like to see a birthday cake comming out of it.

Want to stick in a six-pack of your favorite beer? Fine ! just drink it warm later.

If they sell ten units, they would have identified the ten most stupid less smart people of the world.

Yahlasit

This is not a practical product, merely a design contest concept.

http://www.electroluxdesignlab.com/2010/06/electrolux-design-lab-2010-semi-finalists/

Quite frankly, I like it.

Is that because you would never loose sight of that leg of lamb?

I would like a mature version for storing wine. Red next to white would be no worries at all.

I'm over it, Ky.

If they make a counter top version for fruit storage, I might think about it. I am tired of all of the fruit flies!

As for other uses, I don't see it being a viable option.

The luminescences must be UV in order to control viral and bacteria growth. It still doesn't solve the bacteria inside of the fruit.

Looks and tastes like green monster snot?! LOL

?HUH? --- "...that's filled with a sticky, odorless biopolymer gel..."

C'mon ... did yer "Windows-Clipboard" drop them-thar key letters when you copied-&-pasted the OP...?

It's "NON-sticky"... or who-the-heck would want one?!

Qs:

why is it called a "Robot"? if it doesn't do anything?

why is it called a "Refrigerator" if it does not refrigerate anything?