Automatic baby walker

Guy attaches a drill to a cheap stroller and locks its front wheels to make it go around in circles until either the batteries run out or the little brat falls asleep. Genius.

Automatic baby walker

[#1 posted by gabrielm , November 18, 2008 10:46 AM]

That kid does not look amused...

[#2 posted by Mojave , November 18, 2008 10:48 AM]

This guy will be getting a visit from Child Protective Services before the day is out.....idiot.

[#3 posted by Wordguy , November 18, 2008 10:49 AM]

How long until Junior figures out he can reach through the side and squeeze the throttle?

[#4 posted by Takuan , November 18, 2008 10:54 AM]

some lack humor.

[#5 posted by akbar56 , November 18, 2008 10:54 AM]

Why exactly would CPS be visiting him Mojave? This is no different than the motorized swing seats for babies.

It's not like he just leaves the kid alone for this. Just think of the great environmental steps this saves instead of throwing the kid in the car and going for a ride.

[#6 posted by Mark Frauenfelder , November 18, 2008 10:57 AM]

I think it's awesome. And since it goes about 1/10th of a MPH, it's not really a danger to put a kid in it and watch him/her go round the room. "Child protective services" -- bullshit.

[#7 posted by grimc , November 18, 2008 11:01 AM]

He forgot to list a very important step: Moving all your furniture out of the way.

[#8 posted by Master Mahan , November 18, 2008 11:03 AM]

Well that's a lot better than my idea involving babies and drills.

[#9 posted by kBud , November 18, 2008 11:05 AM]

EXCELLENT... Now if it only didn't require an area equivalent to half of my living space.

[#10 posted by alowishus , November 18, 2008 11:06 AM]

Haha! Baby is not amused.

[#11 posted by marlowe , November 18, 2008 11:07 AM]

Deduction: His wife was not at home. I bet she is now!

[#12 posted by Bledsoefilms , November 18, 2008 11:07 AM]

I'm pretty sure the sound emitting from that drill is enough to get that baby to get up and walk himself

[#13 posted by Paul Coleman , November 18, 2008 11:26 AM]

Ha! He's got that same "I'm not amused" look that my infant son seems to have mastered. I'd attempt this, but my 1880's Victorian lacks even floors and open floor space.

[#14 posted by Ned613 , November 18, 2008 11:30 AM]

Drill, Baby, Drill!

[#15 posted by jeffjonez , November 18, 2008 11:38 AM]

I hope that kid is getting hazard pay.... or did dad test this on cat first?

[#16 posted by urshrew , November 18, 2008 11:56 AM]

The look on this kid's face reads: "Dad, you're a douche bag."

[#17 posted by ChunkyMonkeyBrain , November 18, 2008 12:00 PM]

why do i keep thinking that missed minutes on an Xbox were the reason behind this invention?

[#18 posted by thebonze , November 18, 2008 12:06 PM]

""Child protective services" -- bullshit.""

Thanks.

[#19 posted by Mojave , November 18, 2008 12:14 PM]

#17 I bet you are more right than we will ever know.

[#20 posted by Cunning , November 18, 2008 12:40 PM]

Robert Bly be damned. This is a good a definition of manhood as you will ever find.

[#21 posted by mgfarrelly , November 18, 2008 12:55 PM]

My dad made a jumpy/tether playspace for me out of cable ties and scrap wood in his workshop.

The notion that everything near a child must be rounded down, de-powered and "SAFE!" only gives you coddled and boring kids.

A track would have been a nice addition, the wheels on strollers wear unevenly, even on the baby bugaboo over-priced horrors, so the child might list.

[#22 posted by Stefan Jones , November 18, 2008 1:12 PM]

Note to kid:

If Dad starts working on a Nappy Changer made from two Dremel tools, a Super Soaker and an old accordion, learn to walk really fast.

[#23 posted by Teller , November 18, 2008 1:37 PM]

Future NASCAR driver.

[#24 posted by Brian , November 18, 2008 1:55 PM]

That drill's way too noisy.

Now with a mall parking lot, a bungee cord and a car with an automatic transmission...

[#25 posted by jimkirk , November 18, 2008 1:56 PM]

I can't help but think of Tim Allen.

"MORE POWER! snort, snort"

[#26 posted by Secret_Life_of_Plants , November 18, 2008 2:05 PM]

Why is baby deaf in his right ear?

[#27 posted by Gilbert Wham , November 18, 2008 2:54 PM]

@ #12: Don't be so sure. One of the few things that would get my daughter to sleep when she was tiny was the hoover. Or, bizarrely, very heavy dutch techno.

[#28 posted by Pyros , November 18, 2008 2:55 PM]

Since the child was not crying when placed in to the device we have no way of knowing whether it might work to stop tears. That it didn't cause the baby to start crying I suppose could be taken as a good sign.

[#29 posted by Anonymous , November 18, 2008 3:31 PM]

I have a picture of myself as a baby/toddler standing on a chair at the kitchen table. Within arms reach is a jug of bbq lighter fluid, an ash tray with a lit cigarette, a beer bottle, and a cup full of silverware.

... I grew up ok... maybe.

And that was the 80s... when people started caring about safety.

[#30 posted by Stefan Jones , November 18, 2008 3:33 PM]

Not many houses have a huge empty swathe of space like that.

This guy needs to fuse the chair with the guidance system of a Roomba. Then the kid will get to see everything in the house.

[#31 posted by Jack , November 18, 2008 3:50 PM]

So where can I duct tape my iPod to on this to make sure the baby isn't screaming in terror because it was left alone in a stroller with a noisy power drill.

[#32 posted by Jack , November 18, 2008 3:51 PM]

I meant iPhone. IPHONE! Ack.

[#33 posted by theredballoon , November 18, 2008 5:13 PM]

What I want to know is what sane parent has that much free space in their living room? C'mon, you know they're filled with all kinds of baby crap.

My dad recently told me that when I was kid, he used to put me in my car seat and drive around the block to put me to sleep- then he discovered it worked just as well if he put me in my car seat on top of the washer and turned it on. Let's hear it for multi-tasking!

[#34 posted by Anonymous , November 18, 2008 6:11 PM]

Daddy, I'm Dizzy!

The washing machine bit is time tested and true, especially with the pre toddling infanks.

[#35 posted by eustace , November 18, 2008 11:38 PM]

I am filled with the fear that these will catch on, and become web-enabled. When Skynet takes over, the kids are toast.

[#36 posted by guy_jin , November 19, 2008 3:38 AM]

Now the poor kid won't be able to sleep without the sound of power tools.

[#37 posted by neptunefrost , November 19, 2008 10:09 AM]

Clever, but not really safe, as most children want to put everything in their mouths... so unless that drill is on there very securely that is a terrible idea

[#38 posted by insomma , November 19, 2008 12:28 PM]

@14 "drill baby drill" FTW.

[#39 posted by Anonymous , November 19, 2008 2:03 PM]

@#17 I discovered that you can play Xbox with a new born in a baby bjorn (front harness) and if you sit on a fit ball you can sway a little while playing. It won't help your sniper skills however

Tom

[#40 posted by Anonymous , November 19, 2008 2:18 PM]

As a father (of 5) and an engineer, I salute you!

[#41 posted by Takuan , November 19, 2008 2:29 PM]

with babies?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxT6RwoyWJ8

[#42 posted by ili , November 19, 2008 4:33 PM]

This contraption shows a real lack of foresight; the child will, of course, become dependent on the sound of the power drill to fall asleep, and good luck explaining that to your college roommate.