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1950s robots galore, now invading!

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Retro 1950s Robots

I was cruising the Internets today and came across an incredibly rich roundup of robots and robot figures from the 1950s. As a robotophile, I was surprised and excited to see several bots that had been previously unknown to me!..

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August 15th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

firefox 3 easter egg: the robots have arrived!

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Firefox 3 hit the streets less than 24 hours ago, and a nifty little easter egg has already been uncovered. Simply type about:robots in the url bar and you’ll get this:

Oh no! They really are taking over!
I think my favorite bit is “Robots have seen things you people wouldn’t believe.” I wish they had elaborated on that a bit, as I would love to get inside the robot mind…

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June 18th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

the robots have arrived! in pouch form!

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Silver Vinyl Robots by Erin Wilk

Do you prefer your robots cute, soft and able to hold your stuff? Me too, and that’s why I am enjoying the Robot a Day project from Canadian crafter Erin Wilk, aka Etsy seller anatomyofaskirt. Each weekday Erin creates a new, limited edition ‘bot made of vinyl, with convenient flip-top zipper head…

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June 9th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: thescholar

classic snl commercial: old glory robot insurance

filed under: robotics

There hasn’t been a lot of interesting news in robotics in the last few weeks, so I don’t get to post as often as I’d like about robots. That said, I thought this little video clip might tide you over…

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September 28th, 2006 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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