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Pleo Gets Thrashed at the Hands of a Battlebot

At Maker Faire 2008, a group of carnage-loving individuals pitted the 2007 Holiday Toy Darling Pleo against the heavy duty battle bot, Vicious Verdict, in a no holds barred competition. Needless to say, the sniff-n-grunt capability of the Pleo was no match for the blade-equipped bot, which turned Pleo into fillet meat. But the funniest part of the video (below) might be the background shrieks of little kids, who were forced to watch their Christmas present get shredded. Mean, perhaps, but undeniably funny. [DViCE via Tech Digest via Bot Junkie] More »

10:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Adrian Covert
13,863 views, 58 comments

Latest by Joseph: Doesn't this look like LittleFoot from the land before time? more »

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RoboCup 2007 Concludes, Germans Dominate Robot Soccer Matches


We showed you some preliminary action last week from the Georgia Tech-sponsored RoboCup 2007 competition, but spectators of the game between the Darmstadt Dribblers and NimbRo (from the University of Freiburg, Germany) tell us this quarterfinal game was the best match of RoboCup 2007. In this battle, NimbRo took down the Dribblers by a score of 8-6, going into an exciting overtime round after 5-5 tie in regulation. Did NimbRo go on to the finals? More »

8:45 AM on Mon Jul 9 2007
By Charlie White
1,740 views, 5 comments

Latest by dmaggio12: Just imagine human heads instead of soccer balls....thats the future. more »

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Korea Ups the Ante in Future Robot Wars With Japan

Things are shaping up for an eventual Korea vs. Japan robot wars in the next 20 to 30 years, and Korea is getting ready with a robot that keeps your home safe. Unlike previous robots, this one from KornTech (snicker, snicker) is named Rogun and has high-end face tracking software, which means it can both recognize and track your kids by turning its head to face you no matter where you move. More »

3:20 PM on Mon May 21 2007
By Jason Chen
1,652 views, 11 comments

Latest by Spaceboy: can this thing walk up stairs or pick itsef up after a kid pushes it - and that will happen! if more »