The only problem is that Robolamps have not gone commercial, but if they did, I have no doubt that they would sell. Well, maybe not the robot that looks like it's admiring its own giant wang, but other than that...[Robolamp on Facebook via Pocket-Lint]

[DesignYearbook via TDB]

The design is a rough map of the city's neighborhood as distinguished by "air boundaries".
The data is collected from 27 air monitoring stations; every 15 minutes the map lights up in order of highest to lowest air quality. [Living Light via bldgblog]

Designed by Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler, the Infinite Loop has been pieced together without mortar, one brick at a time since late September. A remarkable feat of robo-accuracy for sure, but we already know that these industrial robots are capable of some pretty amazing things. Plus, this bricklayer doesn't break for lunch or catcall women on the street. [Storefront News via Fast Company]

You can see it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. [Judah via Dezeen]

This is The Man with No Shadow, a LED-based sculpture of a full size man by Makoto Tojiki. I like these kind of art, perhaps because it reminds me of the first primitive 3D dot renderings, back when there were no Gouraud or even flat shaders.

Extra points to whoever catches the song reference without using Google. [Makoto Tojiki Design via Mocoloco]

As you'll see in the clip below, the sculpture created a bit of a phenomenon, causing traffic jams and a small media sensation. But I included the video for the fun time lapse construction that you can see about a minute in. I just love watching a small army of people complete a several hour project over a matter of seconds. It feels like I'm getting a ton accomplished, just by sitting here. [CR Blog via The Daily What]

Check out the videos—they're practically immobile, but remain menacing.

If you want to build a Mantis of your own (like you ever could!), you can read how Nemo did it on Instructables. [Nemomatic via BoingBoing]

Each of the six hammer drills is linked keys on the main body's keyboard. When a key is pressed, it causes the drills to start operating, producing a terrible calamitous sound. The keyboard is sensitive to pressure, so pressing down harder causes the bit to drill faster. Like so:

It's like the world's most aggressive piano ever. [Makezine]

Magnify the speck and you'll realize that it actually contains a model of the known universe. Made by a group of three designers named To22, #5 is a stylish reminder that there's something much bigger than all of us - whether that's a scary or comforting thought is up to you. [To22 via Dvice]

The touch sensitive controls can deliver filtered or unfiltered hot and cold water via two channels in the faucet neck—and the best part is that you will actually be able to by this sometime in the near future. Well, those of us with a lot of money to blow on a faucet that is. [Triflow via Dezeen via DVICE]

At first glance the sculptures, which come in candlestick, goblet, vase and custom configurations, just look like milled hunks of metal. But when viewed against a contrasting backdrop, the classic illusion becomes apparent. Cox can machine these inverted portraits out of either steel, brass or aluminum, and only needs a profile photo of your (or your soon-to-be creeped-out giftee's) face to get started. [Metal Portraits]

It might be how they'd converse. [behance]

The new architectural piece will be between 200 and 320 feet tall, and instead of being a recreation of the original—risking inflaming Greek public opinion on heritage issues, apparently—it'll be a building visitors can enter, covered with light effects so that it can "tell" stories throughout the day.

There's no word on whether it'll stand astride the harbor like the original is sometimes thought to have, but with planning and funding already underway it may be standing within six years, half the time the original took. [Guardian]

Sure, artist Steve Bishop was going for a more metaphoric approach, indicated by the name he chose, "Staring at Cat Staring at Cat Staring." But I prefer the more literal interpretation: These cats have lasers embedded into their ocular cavities, and they're not afraid to use 'em. It's kinda like Schrodinger's Cat, but now, the only uncertainty is which cat explodes first. [Steve Bishop via Core77, with a nod to Andy Samberg and Bill Hader]