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While browsing the usually awesome Tokyu Hands, I found only one really great thing: These Gundam slippers, with faux gold trim. They make giant robot stomping noises as you walk. Video:
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Japanese Gundam Slippers Make Giant Robot Noises
While browsing the usually awesome Tokyu Hands, I found only one really great thing: These Gundam slippers, with faux gold trim. They make giant robot stomping noises as you walk. Video:
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space junk
Robotic Repair System Could Rescue Us From Falling Satellites
As you probably already know, space is full of crap. It's not something the average Joe thinks about, but when the government starts blowing dead satellites out of the sky, it may be time to start worrying whether or not the gadget that brings soft-core pornography to your TV will end up crushing you as you mow the lawn. Researchers at Queen’s University are jumping in to help with the problem by developing a robotic repair system that will service the approx. 8000 satellites currently orbiting the Earth. Keep in mind that about only around 800 of those satellites are currently operational. More »
it's alive!
Computer Nearly Passes Turing Test for Artificial Intelligence
Today, the machines became a little smarter, as a computer named Elbot managed to achieve a 25% success rate when convincing a human being that they were talking to another human. The experiment is called the Turing Test, after mathematician Alan Turing, and Sunday's saw six Artificial Conversational Entities (ACEs) trying to ace the exam. Word is there was one human dunce in the mix, as all six computers managed to fool at least one interrogator into thinking they were speaking to another person, but none of the machines could officially pass Turing's strict standards. More »
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Robot Prototype Finds, Attacks and Kills Breast Cancer Cells
Here's one in the plus column for the looming robot uprising: a prototype developed by University of Maryland professor Jaydev Desai could one day diagnose, hunt, and destroy breast cancer cells all in one sitting, and in a much more efficient manner than we ham-handed human beings. More »
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Real Life Autobots Found in Chinese Scrap Yard
It's got to be tough distinguishing your scrap yard (a big lot filled with junk) from a competitor's scrap yard (another big lot filled with junk). But one Chinese entrepreneur from the Zhejiang province had a plan to promote his particular pile of junk as something special. He'd build full scale Autobot sculptures. While it's tough to find fault with any of the work, his best is definitely this converted BMW 7-Series. And until a free shiny red semi pulls into town, it'll probably stay that way. [China Car Times via Jalopnik]
coffee
Coffee Tastes Sweeter with Giant Mechanized Beasts
We down 2-3 cups of coffee a day at Gizmodo Midwest HQ (my tiny apartment consisting of just me), but rarely do we put thought in the labor that brings us beans (fair trade, I swear!). Luckily, BoingBoing corresponded with the 2008 US World Barista Champion to take a look at coffee harvesting in Brazil. Because otherwise, we'd never have known about giant harvesting vehicles that engulf whole trees or the juxtaposition of automated and traditional drying, roasting and packing techniques that follow collection. If you like coffee, you'll enjoy the 6-minute clip. [boingboing] More »
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Nothing says creepy like a crab robot with the head of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. The robot, which is available in a DIY kit (sans head), takes about three hours to put together and is sure to freak out any kids that come around your house looking for free candy in a few weeks. Hit the jump for a video of this monstrosity in action.
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Nothing Says 'Happy Halloween' Like a Robotic Crab with a Baby's Head
Nothing says creepy like a crab robot with the head of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. The robot, which is available in a DIY kit (sans head), takes about three hours to put together and is sure to freak out any kids that come around your house looking for free candy in a few weeks. Hit the jump for a video of this monstrosity in action.
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2:00 PM on Wed Oct 8 2008
By Adam Frucci
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Faster, Better, Stronger
HAL Robot Exoskeletons Available for Rent
The day for you to strap yourself into a robotic exoskeleton and fight crime the way your normally flabby limbs would never have let you has come! Cyberdyne, the Japanese company responsible for the HAL (hybrid assistive limb) prototype robot suit, is starting rentals this week. The price for being superhuman: about $2,200. More »
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