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Autonomous BB-Shooting Mini Mech Is Too Violent For Its Own Good
Just look how excited this "X-Brat" mini mech gets when it acquires a target. Clearly, it is consumed with the urge to kill. In the end, this proves to be his undoing. More » -
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Alien Fembot Killer Found, Invasion Imminent
OK, to hell with everything. I'm not going to stick around watching how the world is liverwursted by a race of chromed alien fembots. I'm fcking off to an island near Brazil. Enjoy Armageddon! I'll be sipping cocktails. More » -
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Ping Pong Terminator
Vietnamese robot Topio is a master of ping pong. He also has an ab regimen that effectively distracts from his receding hairline. [Pink Tentacle] -
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Now They're Teaching Robots to Use Lightsabers
The International Robot Exhibition 2009 is underway in Tokyo, and Yaskawa is again showcasing its Motoman robots. We've seen how dexterous previous models were in robo chef demonstrations, but it seems they've now got a taste for the Force. More » -
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Cylon Cake: I Got Dibs On The Working Red Eye
Kudos to the talented chefs behind this Cylon cake with a working red eye. Of course, I wouldn't want to be the one cutting this thing up with a knife. [SciFi Wire] -
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Obama to Robots: I'm Watching You
I don't know about you, but I like a President who can throw a funny, geeky sci-fi reference once in a while. Clearly, el Comandante en Jefe has watched his Terminators and scary Big Dogs a few times. More » -
#wine
Robot Wine Rack Isn't Fooling Anyone with That Disguise
The designers say the mustache on this Robot Wine Rack is optional, but let's be honest with ourselves, shall we? We all know one does not in good taste forgo the donning of a mustache when one is readily available. More » -
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Robot Polar Bears: Less Dangerous Than Real Bears, For Now
Instead of replacing the St. Louis Zoo's deceased polar bears with live ones, zoo officials put robots up in their place. This slightly-better-than-average yard display will surely be remembered as the humble beginning of the robot bear uprising. More » -
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#weapons
Insane Weapons, Robots and Spy Gear from the Paris Military-Police Expo
The Milipol exhibition in Paris is where all the pros play with the military-industrial complex's hottest toys. I used special commando skills (and a press badge) to infiltrate the premises and show you the world's freshest, most mind-blowing security tech. More »
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#michaeljackson
Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
This just seems wrong. A U.S businessman claims he's been sitting on 3D scans from 1996, when MJ was aged 37. It's rumored the singer wanted a virtual or robot double, and this data, if real, would enable just that. More » -
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The Ten Best Videos Of Man (and Creature) Fused With Machines
A spillover from last week's Cyborg-a-thon, Wired has put together a list of the top ten cyborg videos. But not everything is about fusing man with machine. More » -
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Swarm of Cheap Open Source Robots Set to Take Over the World
How can we fear the robot revolution when it's our own DIY handywork and GPL? Each of these swarm robots costs less than €100 to build and has a mind powered by open source software. [Hizook via Engadget] -
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Say Hello to Your New Local Power Guy
Helmeted workers in cherrypickers, or precariously tethered to a high voltage lines, are as much a part of our power infrastructure's aesthetic as towers and transformers. In the next few years, these iconic silhouettes will become a little more... mechanical. More » -
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Robot Practices Tai Chi And Swordplay In Preparation To Kill Us
The first HUBO robot innocently rode a Segway. The HUBO 2 looks like he's ready to turn into a killer ninja-bot as he practices tai chi, hones his swordsmanship, and still has time for a drink. More » -
#ocean
The Seaglider, Hunting
This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a few more, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs. [Wired] More » -
#questionoftheday
At What Point Would Our Cyborg-selves Cease To Be Human?
Yes, it's the RoboCop question. How much of your body would you have to replace with machines before you could no longer be considered human? Let's break it down into percentages. More » -
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10 Human Functions We've Already Handed Over To The Machines
One idea behind a "cyborg life" is that we look to machines to take on critical, physical roles. These 10 machines illustrate how we have already begun passing the torch on tasks we are getting to lazy to do ourselves. More »
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#questionoftheday
What Ability Would Be Your First Choice For Cyborg Enhancement?
If you could enhance one ability with a machine implant what would it be? Before you say something about sex, consider all of the other amazing possibilities. -
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Police Robot Negotiator Ends Standoff With Armed Man
Sensorial telepresence is a fancy name for sending robots with sensors to remote places, generally to perform dangerous tasks. Last Saturday, one was used to negotiate with an armed 61-yo man holding a hostage, barricaded into a home. More » -
#thiscyborglife
Nature's Most Wicked-Looking Robot, the Bacteriophage
I can't lie; I've been waiting for an excuse to post a picture of a bacteriophage*, the microscopic spider virus that lands on bacteria to inject its own DNA, for a long time. This Cyborg Life gives me an excuse. More » -
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Me and My Exoskeleton: The Trick to Super Strength
When I first see the Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC), it is hanging limply from the ceiling by a strap attached to its neck, dangling over a treadmill. I can't wait to try it on. More » -
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Unit 33 Is The World's Tallest Two-Legged Robot
You would think that a 7 foot robot would be into basketball but, apparently, soccer is his game. He can also walk, turn, twist and take a bow. Hmmm...I think I have the perfect application for this technology: More » -
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A.W.E. Robotic Wall Automatically Creates The Workspace You Need
Think about your workspace and imagine if your furniture or your desk or cubicle could automatically reconfigure for different applications with a simple wave of the hand. Now check out the reality of Clemson's Animated Work Environment (AWE). More » -
#fashion
Vitruvian Voltron
If only Leonardo da Vinci had 1980s cartoons as his muse, it would be Voltron representing Man's innate tie to geometry and architecture. Live in that better world by purchasing this $18 t-shirt, or sniffing more Crayola. [ThinkGeek via RedFerret] -
#thiscyborglife
Connect-a-Desk Seamlessly Blends Man With Machine
It might be quite a while before science and medicine are able to make you better, stronger and faster with bionics, but there is an easy and inexpensive way to blend man and machine that's available today—Connect-a-Desk. More » -
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This Cyborg Life
This week, we're celebrating the human body: the ultimate machine, 4 billion years in refinement. More » -
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How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, believes that it would require 10 megawatts to power a processor as smart as the human brain. His new "Neurogrid" supercomputer might be able to do it on only 20 watts. More » -
#safety
Specialized DVR For Cars Could Make Teens Better Drivers
Technological progress is amazing. Case in point: When I was learning to drive, my safety monitor was a "mom." It barked orders at me as I navigated Massachusetts streets, oftentimes recklessly at high rates of speed. In the future? Computers! More » -
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Robot Cow Rectum: For Educational, not Recreational, Purposes
The ‘Haptic Cow' recently won Sarah Baillie the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award. Hear that, Adam Frucci? It's for learning. Don't get any ideas. More » -
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Bring Me Some Coffee, Bot
Before email, newspapers used intern runners to courier things between departments. Less than 50 years later, we have robots to do their jobs. More » -
#photoshopcontest
Create the Ultimate Bionic Human Upgrades
In the not-too-distant future, we'll be able to upgrade our bodies with real hardware. But what exactly do you want grafted onto your body? The world is your nanomachine-powered oyster! More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Google and the Phantom Town of Argleton...10 Years of Steve Jobs' Apple Product Unveilings...AT&T's Foray Into In-Car Satellite TV Goes Miserably Wrong...Robots Will Soon Learn How to Smell Fear More »
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Someone Stop The Fastest Robot Packager in the World at Once
For some reason, I can't stop looking at the frenzy Adept Quattro robopackager, which reaches more than 300 cycles per minute. Go to 1:30 to see it running at full speed. Must. Close. Window.[Adept via RobotBuzz via Botjunkie] -
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Cold, Lifeless Robot Shreds Blondie In iPhone Rock Band
This little homemade robot takes all of those impressive no-look Dragonforce-on-expert Rock Band/Guitar Hero YouTube videos and destroys them with a cold, clockwork efficiency. Updated. More » -
#halloween
The Great Gizmodo Halloween Roundup
Since I'm feeling festive evening, I thought I would leave you with some of our Halloween posts. OK, really I just can't pass up a chance to put up these masks of Chen and Blam again. Happy Halloween everyone! More » -
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MIT's AIDA Robot Is Going To Be The Ultimate Backseat Driver
Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won't be riding in the backseat, it's mounted right on the dashboard—but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. More » -
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A Spider-Bot Pumpkin Is the Scariest Way To Dispense Candy On Halloween
If I wasn't so worried about traumatizing the kids in my neighborhood, dispensing trick or treat candy in this creepy spider bot pumpkin would be awesome. More » -
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The Muralizer Draws Art on Your Wall Automatically
The Muralizer is a device that hangs on a string, automatically drawing the design of your choice on your wall. And hopefully, it'll be a kit you can get yourself in the near future. More » -
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The ROPID Robot Jumps And Runs Like An Excited Kid
This cute, lil' Japanese robot is like a kid after too much candy, but somehow it's got better balance than most of us after a long day of writing posts. Check out how it lands gracefully after some high jumps. More »
