IBM's Watson Will Morph Polite Pepper Into an Ultra-Intelligent Evil Genius
Pepper is super cute and remarkably well-mannered... for now. But that IBM just announced that the talking,…
Creepy, Beautiful, Helpful, Badass: Here Come Futuristic Robots From Japan
The four-day International Robot Exhibition just wrapped up in Japan over the weekend, and the wild machines introduced…
You Could Creepily Dress Your Pepper Robot Up Like a Doll
Pepper, the fast-selling humanoid robot that reads your emotions, can apparently also wear lots of cute outfits and…
Sharp Is Going to Sell This Little Robot as a Smartphone
Earlier this year, we reported on Tomotaka Takahashi, the famous engineer who sent the first talking robot into space,…
Japan's Friendly Robot Is Getting a Snarky Attitude Adjustment For Americans
The Japanese humanoid robot Pepper, which sold out of its first 1,000 units in one minute in Japan this June, will get…
Drunk Guy Arrested for Kicking a Pepper Robot
Pepper, Japan’s talking, humanoid robot that reads emotions and tells you jokes when you’re sad, sold out of its…
Japanese Telecom Companies Are Having a Robot Showdown
Here in the US, telecom giants like Verizon and AT&T fight for their share of customer data plans. But Japan’s own…
Pepper, the Robot That Reads Your Emotions, Will Be Sold to Consumers
Starting this weekend in Japan, people can buy a talking, person-shaped robot that reads your body language and gets…
How Salt and Pepper Became the Yin and Yang of Condiments
They're staples on every American dining table and the requisite ingredients in virtually every European cuisine, so…
The 2 Million SHU Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper Is the World's Hottest
The Habanero pepper has a maximum hotness of 350,000 Scoville Heat Units. That's nothing—like eating an Altoid—compared…
The Salt Shaker Has Reached Its Evolutionary Climax
This is The Switch. It's half pepper shaker, half salt shaker, and entirely something I wish I'd thought of years ago.
How to Train Future Criminals: Line 'Em Up to Get Pepper Sprayed
This is a cop training video, showing future pepper spray wielders the pain and reality of getting sprayed. But a…
Salt and Pepper Chess
Found at the Oregon Culinary Institute, this chess set enlists the various styles of salt and pepper shakers to a…
Handgun Salt and Pepper Shakers Encourage Violent Seasoning
Amateur cooks forget all too often that every single item of food must be properly seasoned. So if you need novelty…
Salt and Pepper Cell: Shake Those Double D's
These Salt & Pepper cell shakers are kinda backwards; they're stored in cupboards while actual batteries are stored in…
Self Defense with the Pepper Spray Ring
The Stunning Ring may look harmless, and cheap, but is actually hiding a powerful pepper spray. It uses the strongest…
LEGO Salt 'n Pepper Shakers
This design from Joel Hesselgren is the most ingenious use of LEGO for food consumption that we've seen since the LEGO…