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Weaponized i-Sobot Mini Humanoid Robot Tries To Murder Your Other Toys
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Dead or Alive, You're Learning With Me
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Think of CoolerBot like the paparazzi of the woods. It's solar powered and waterproof, so it stops at nothing to get that perfect shot. Of course, it looks like it should be diffusing bombs, not taking nature photography. More »Micromouse Finishes Maze in Record Time, Cares Nothing For Your Foolish "Cheese"
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Nao the humanoid robot really, really wants us nerds to like him. Or, more accurately, Aldebaran Robotics wants us to really like him. That's why they have him pandering to us with a scene from Star Wars. More »Something Tells Me This Paintball Gun Is Cheating
That could be a real gun mounted on those wheels, but 20 non-lethal paintballs a second honestly sound a whole lot more cruel than regulation bullets. More »World's First Robot vs. Human Pro Wrestling Match Ends in KO
In one corner, we've got a spry, three-foot-tall robot, prone to floating like a butterfly and doing its damnedest to sting like a bee; in the other, a medium-sized Japanese pro wrestler in shiny silver short shorts. WHO WILL WIN?! More »iPhone-Controlled Music Bot Improvises Just Like Your Favorite Jazz Master
We've seen the Shimon robot playing some music and also bobbing its head, but this video shows it doing both at the same time, all while being controlled by an iPhone. And wowee zowee, is this thing impressive. More »Mecha, Hovercycles and Flying Bikes: Meet the Tony Stark of Wasilla, Alaska
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Jesusrollerbladinginspandexchrist-alive. I've watched this video of a robot jedi—making all kinds of objects float across complex paths in midair—about ten times, and I still can't believe what I'm seeing. But it's 100% real, and as impressive as BigDog. More »Pingo the Robot Penguin is a Facebook Friend Who Won't Ignore Your Event Invites
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