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Pop Art Prints for Retro Geeks
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Do you like tiny art with vintage robot and video game themes? If you do, please enjoy the pop arty, old-timey stylings of Singapore artist JoE, aka Etsy seller monstergallery. These fun prints measure a wee 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ and are available in limited editions of 100 pieces.… |
March 24th, 2008
Robot Drummer has Plenty of Rhythm
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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… |
March 22nd, 2008
Robot Armed With Paintball Gun Chases Down Victims
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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. Created by builder Che Edoga… |
March 6th, 2008
Day the Earth Stood Still Giant Gort Robot for Sale
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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. Up for auction over on eBay (current bid is over $4000), the museum-quality… |
February 24th, 2008
Robots Controlled by Gestures
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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. Developed by engineer Tsuyoshi Horo at Tokyo University, the system uses a circular array of cameras to detect human movements in… |
February 19th, 2008
R2-D2 Cake Makes You Wonder What Droids Taste Like
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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 |
February 18th, 2008
Robot Dog is Surprisingly Not Too Creepy
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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. SEGATOY’s new robotic dog is a heck of a lot less creepy than their hollow-stared robot cats,… |
February 10th, 2008
Ping Pong Printer Produces Perfect Projectiles
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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. Builders Vern Graner and Rick Abbott of The Robot Group used a Parallax… |
February 8th, 2008
Automated Voice Response System Gets an Attitude
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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… |
February 1st, 2008
Robothespian Masters the Classics
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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… |
January 28th, 2008
