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robot drummer has plenty of rhythm

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Yellow Drum Machine Robot

This little yellow robot does one thing really well. He likes to play drums. What’s funny about the little guy is that he likes to play music on just about any surface other than an actual drum.

The Yellow Drum Machine drives around the room looking for things that might make an interesting sound when tapped on…

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posted: March 22nd, 2008 stumble it! 34 comments author: technabob

robot armed with paintball gun chases down victims

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Gepetto AI Robot with Paintball Gun

The only thing worse than taking a paintball pellet in your ass is when your return fire won’t end up inflicting the same pain on your opponent. That’s what you have to look forward to if you end up going toe-to-toe with this robotic foe…

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posted: March 6th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

day the earth stood still giant gort robot for sale

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Gort Robot Day the Earth Stood Still

This huge animatronic Gort robot comes to us courtesy of the classic 1951 science fiction flick, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Now, this imposing fella can be yours if you’re ready to pony up the dough…

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posted: February 24th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

robots controlled by gestures

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Gesture Controlled Robotics

Most robots are controlled using a joystick or other traditional input device, but this new system allows operators to issue commands to robots using simple hand and body gestures…

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posted: February 19th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

r2-d2 cake makes you wonder what droids taste like

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R2-D2 Cake by Mark Joseph Cakes

Star Wars fans looking for something tasty to serve at their next soiree should look no further than this awesomely great R2-D2 cake.

Created by master pastry chef Mark Randazzo of Brooklyn’s Mark Joseph Cakes, this edible Artoo came complete with a domed lid and plenty of delicious blue and silver icing to satisfy any sweet tooth…

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posted: February 18th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

robot dog is surprisingly not too creepy

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SEGATOYS Robot Dog

Having seen my share of weird Japanese robotic animals, I was actually pretty impressed by the fact that this one doesn’t look like it’s going to attempt to murder you in your sleep…

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posted: February 10th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

ping pong printer produces perfect projectiles

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Ping Pong Ball Printer

Why print on boring old paper, when you can get your message across on some nice bouncy ping pong balls? The appropriately named PingPongPrinter can print dot-matrix messages directly onto the spherical surface of ping pong balls…

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posted: February 8th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

automated voice response system gets an attitude

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Daniel vs. Robophone

Ever feel like telling one of those stupid voice-recognition phone systems exactly where it can stick option number 2?

Carnegie Mellon alumnus, humorist and robotics author Daniel H. Wilson stars in this humorous video clip of what happened when he got a little too snarky with Diane, the voice behind an Automated Voice Response (AVR) system…

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posted: February 1st, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

robothespian masters the classics

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Robothespian

Back in the day, I did my stint designing lighting and sets for community theater companies, so I’ve seen more than my share of wooden acting. But this is the first time I’ve ever seen metal acting.

The RoboThespian is a life-sized robotic puppet, designed with one mission in mind — to entertain…

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posted: January 28th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

rfl robot: programmable football ‘bot on a budget

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RFL Robot

If you’re gonna have a robot, why not have one that can play sports? This low-cost robot is designed specifically for playing robotic football tournaments.

The RFL (Robotic Football League) Robot was created for playing football in tournaments with other robot enhusiasts…

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posted: January 25th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

robots do the limbo and dance the hula

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Robot Dance Hawaii Hula Limbo

What happens when a couple of robots have one to many Mai Tais? They do the Limbo and Hula, of course…

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posted: January 11th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

a fire breathing, car killing robot of your very own

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Robosaurus Eats Car

Remember the Robosaurus? Let me refresh your memory. The gigantic robotic dinosaur looks like a metal, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex, and might be just about as fierce. Capable of picking up cars, then crushing them with its razor-sharp jaws, I certainly wouldn’t want to run into one in a back alley…

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posted: January 8th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

tomy i-sobot shoots an arrow straight through my heart

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iSobot Robot Archery

Tomy’s i-SOBOT mini robot has been receiving raves for it’s cool moves and programmability. This recent clip from Robots Dreams shows off the talented little robot doing his best bow and arrow work…

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posted: January 7th, 2008 stumble it! 5 comments author: technabob

robot artist draws portraits

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Artist Robot by Sylvain Calinon

This humanoid robot holds a pen in its hand and can draw an image of any person who stands in front of it.

Created by robotic researcher Sylvain Calinon, the robot recognizes when there’s a face in its field of view, then snaps a digital photo and extracts the major characteristics of their visage…

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posted: December 28th, 2007 stumble it! 5 comments author: technabob

robot sommelier makes the guinness book

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NEC Wine Tasting Robot

Remember the wine-tasting robot that mistook people for bacon? Well I guess they’ve worked out some of the kinks, since the pint-sized automaton with a taste for the finer things is back — this time in the Guinness World Records…

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posted: December 15th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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