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now invading at a glacial pace: slobot sculptures

filed under: geek art & craft | robotics

If you’ve been on the lookout for a colorful ‘bot to guard your desk, check out this cool handmade Slobot sculpture.

All of the Slobots made by crafter Slobot are handmade and one-of-a-kind, with no molds used. This particular Slobot is made of polymer clay with aluminum arms, and his eye glows in the dark. He’s just under 3 inches tall…

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September 6th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

toby fraley’s robot sculptures rock (and light up)

filed under: design | geek art & craft | robotics

Illuminated Robot Sculptures by Toby Fraley

I’m a sucker for robots - and I love cool lamps. So when I saw these cool robotic sculptures that light up, I just had to write about them.

Handcrafted by Pennsylvania artist Toby Atticus Fraley, these robot sculptures are assembled from vintage found objects (aka “Junque”), and lovingly reconfigured by Fraley to form one-of-a-kind artworks…

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September 3rd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

geeky guys rejoice: sexy robot undies for the ladies

filed under: just plain fun | robotics

Robot Underwear

We’ve already seen not one but two iterations of Space Invaders undies for dudes, so it’s high time we let the ladies in on this brave new world of geeky underpants. Behold: the robot-themed bra and underwear set.

This marks an exciting milestone for nerdy guys everywhere, who can now, in one fell swoop, combine their top two loves: robots and lady parts…

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August 31st, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

rare r2-d2 fridge for sale: one cool droid

filed under: retro | strange and wonderful

I was surfing around in search of this desktop R2-D2 mini USB can fridge that I recently read about, when I happened upon something much, much cooler than that cooler.

Turns out that this awesome R2-D2 compact refrigerator was apparently made back in 2002 as a promotional prize for an Attack of the Clones contest held at 7-11 Stores in Japan…

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August 27th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

robot + cup = robocup

filed under: geek art & craft | robotics

Robot Ceramic Mugs by Soda by Amy

I was tooling around over at Chicago’s Bucktown Arts Fest this past weekend, and thought to myself, what are the chances that I’ll actually stumble onto any good geeky crafts? But lo and behold, the first booth I step into had these great handmade robot ceramic cups…

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August 26th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

build a talking robot head (just hope it doesn’t sass you)

filed under: geek art & craft | robotics

Have you been alienating friends by over-twittering and now need a substitute robot friend to pal around with? Good news, because as of right now, making this talking robot head is well within your reach.

This nifty bot was made by L. Scott Hudson, who put a terrific how-to video up so that like-minded folks could make one too…

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August 24th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

robot soccer lets you bend it like bender

filed under: just plain fun | robotics

Robot Soccer

Sure, these little robots might not be able to drop-kick or head a soccer ball - but that doesn’t mean they’re not cool. This mini robot soccer (or football depending on your homeland) game looks like lots of fun for you and your friends when you need a break from slaving away in your cubicles…

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August 21st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

diy balancing robot rocks, rolls, then falls

filed under: just plain fun | robotics

DIY Balance Bot

This guy made a sweet little DIY balancing robot that balances without the help of fancy gyroscopes. It’s kind of like a poor man’s version of the Segway-esque A.M.P.bot, the main difference being that this one falls down a lot.

The robot uses a “simple switch as a sensor and stands on only two wheels with inverted pendulum mechanism…

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August 16th, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

this robot uses pencil erasers as bumpers

filed under: robotics

This is a pretty sweet autonomous robot that employs pencil erasers as bumpers. It’s called No. 2, Champion Autonomous Mini-Sumo Robot (a name that just rolls off the tongue, no?)

It was made by David Cook (not the American Idol winner, though, it’s a different David Cook.) The process of making this bot is detailed, and I do mean detailed, on his website Robot Room…

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August 10th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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