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This funny lookin’ fella weighs just 27 pounds, has 12 legs, and can carry you around on its back if you let it.
The Land Crawler xTreme robot offers its master a ride on top of its square platform top, provided you don’t weigh more than 175 pounds. As it…
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November 24th, 2010 by: Technabob
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What happens when you spill a full cup of coffee under your old Apple 5-1/4″ floppy drive? I’d expect it to either damage the mechanism, or at least make a mess you had to wipe off the bottom of the drive.
Well if you think like the guys at Chambers…
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October 3rd, 2010 by: Technabob
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Remember the guy who created those goofy walking iPad and iPhone robots? Well, Terasaki-san is back with a new addition to his i-Family, the iPod nanobot 6G.
By building one of his walking contraptions onto the back of his brand new 6G iPod nano, and giving it a face, he’s…
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September 23rd, 2010 by: Technabob
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Not only do these iPad and iPhone have googley eyes, they have legs!
Built by Terasaki-san, the iPad Walking Robot and iPhone Walking Robot are so cute we wanna puke. Check ‘em out in all their leggy goodness in the video clip below:
Okay, so they don’t really “walk” –…
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June 12th, 2010 by: Technabob
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Created by Weta Workshop, the guys responsible for the props and production design of Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and District 9…, these incredible appendages let you strut around looking like an animal or giant insect.
Weta Legs let stunt people and performers walk, run or jump while
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April 25th, 2010 by: Technabob
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I’ve seen some strange looking cases and stands for media players in my days, but this one is definitely unique among the crowd.
Assuming you’re not an arachnophobe, you might enjoy one of these Spiderpodium stands for your media player or phone. But if you’re like many, you’ll probably think…
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March 14th, 2010 by: Technabob
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These fun wind-up desktop critters from Kikkerland are the perfect addition to any cubicle toy collection.
Designer Chico Bicalho’s MxyKikker crawler is my personal favorite, what with its dozen or so spinny elbow macaroni looking legs which help it move along your floor. Each of these unique creations has a…
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January 11th, 2010 by: Technabob
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I’m not sure if you can actually make phone calls with the Bandai Phone Braver 7, but I don’t mind. I mean really, it’s a cell phone with bendable arms and legs, so what’s not to like?
The Phone Braver 7 (model GE-46) is an anthropomorphic mobile phone from Bandai’s…
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November 30th, 2009 by: Technabob
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Everyone has surely heard of bookshelf speakers. But have you ever heard of coffee table speakers? Well now you can say you have.
The innovative Table of Sound (ToS) coffee table was created by designers Wout Fierens and Miquell van Meelen of Wondering Boys for a recent competition over on…
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October 22nd, 2009 by: Technabob
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A while back I had a very popular post about Plen, a little bipedal humanoid robot who happened to be able to rollerskate. While that was all for show, this robot actually skates around as one of its primary methods of locomotion.
Developed by Hirose-Fukushima Robotics Lab, the Roller-Walker robot…
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September 2nd, 2007 by: Technabob
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