The sentry turrets from the Portal games are pretty adorable, but I wouldn't be caught in its line of sight. After all, I don't feel like getting gunned down with laser, no matter how heart-meltingly pathetic the shooter is. Apparently, a would-be burglar felt much the same way, turning tail at a toy turret.
Those Portal turrets really aren't such bad robots. After all, it's not their fault that they're programmed to shoot you in the face. Everyone's favorite guilt-tripping sentinels get into the gleeful spirit with "This is Aperture," an ode to the puzzle-filled test facility sung to the tune of The Nightmare Before…
With weird western Cowboys & Aliens coming out next week, we couldn't help but wonder: were there any real 19th century weapons that could compare to Daniel Craig's alien energy weapon? As always, never underestimate the awesome craziness of the 19th century.
The Libyan rebels are the world's heavily-modified-fuck-you-jury-rigged champions. Although the improvised missile pickup didn't quite pan out, this tank turret welded to the roof of a truck sure does. Desperate times call for pretty amazing measures.
One Portal fan created this jack o'lantern based on the talking turrets. This turret even pans left and right in search of targets, although there's no word on whether it politely asks you not to smash it. [via Nerdcore]
I know the week's barely started, but I've already got the freakishly scary weekend project I want to take on. Some folks have put together instructions to build a completely automatic, autonomous sentry gun.
We've been playing too much Mass Effect, but these Sputnik Subwoofers look like mounted turrets that shoot lasers at you. Instead of lasers, these ceiling-dangling units shoot sound; deep, deep sound. Inside is a 12-inch passive subwoofer that can handle 1000 watts of continuous power directly at your face, provided…
