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more about #robots more comments → Curves: Other than being Freakin Adorable, I can see no practical use for it. more » Coolmodo: This is a dream come true for many men. "Sorry babe, I wanted to call but I couldn't, the phone wouldn't let me get near it" more » Pessimippopotamus: So it's like the old one, but newer? more » Poop Cooper: I'm glad to know that the good people at Ghent University are building my future body, as it's no hidden fact that my ultimate goal is immortality. My... more » The Lab: That Bjork video is amazing. I saw the making-of video and it is surprisingly low tech. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: The phone really likes when you hold it up to your face and rub the *, 0 and # keys against your jawbone.. more » :negated:: But can it transform into something that isn't a piece of shit? more » omgwtflolbbqbye: I think Bandai has the entirety of my allowance from ages 5-6 thanks to all the Power Rangers crap I used to buy. more » Pessimippopotamus: All those robots scare the hell out of me. I'm just going to watch ASIMO and let him warm my heart. more » maven2k: Did anyone explain to them what a "beat" is? more » Hello Mister Walrus: Dancing Japanese robot school girls leads to dancing robot strippers, which leads to sexbots. Robot technology might be in its infancy today, but I li... more » jinushaun: These dancing robots look like the were designed by engineers who probably don't know how to properly dance themselves. Did these teams have dance con... more » Alfisted: I have absolutely no interest in watching shaking Asimos. more » pbrigido: I can have a seisure also, but I wouldn't call it dancing. more » Hiphopopotamus: Any robot in a schoolgirl outfit was designed for something other than dancing, methinks. more » -
#robots
Optical Sensor-Laden Skin Gives Robots a Softer Touch
As robots become more involved in delicate tasks such as autopsies or surgeries, we need their touch to be as precise and sensitive as possible. To have that, we'll need to give them a skin-like surface full of optical sensors. More » -
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I'd Call This Phone Cute, But I'm Afraid That It'll Hurt Me
I don't really know whether you can actually make calls on the Bandai Phone Braver 7, but I'm certain that I've never seen another cellphone that looks like it could karate-kick me for saying that it resembles a cute Transformer. More » -
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Robot Dance-Off
Last week, the greatest dancers of the biped robot world assembled to battle on the dance floor. More » -
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Wind-Up Salt and Pepper Bots Put an End to Dinner Table Shame
While reaching for salt shakers, I've managed to set tablecloths on fire, knock glasses over, and, in one case, flash a dinner companion. No more of that though, because these across-the-table marching, wind-up salt-and-pepper bots are here to help. More » -
#humor
Windows 7 Apocalypse: Hard Reboot Gets a New Meaning
Snitch and Langford are about to find out whether they've got what it takes to survive the Robot apocalypse. The answer might surprise you! More » -
#robots
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 » -
#robots
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 » -
#cake
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] -
#blockquote
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 » -
#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.
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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 »
