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This Tiny Robot Wants to Play Chess with You

This Tiny Robot Wants to Play Chess with You

Do you like to play chess, but don’t have anyone around to play against you? Then you need a chess robot! That’s exactly what one DIYer made, and it’s pretty awesome. Not only can the Chess Bot play chess against you, but it’s super cute because of its diminutive size.…

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Working Hoverbike Tested: From Russia with Love-itation

Working Hoverbike Tested: From Russia with Love-itation

Check out this crazy hoverbike test footage from Russia. This guy has only one thought: Don’t move my legs. Don’t move my legs. I love my legs. Please don’t let me lose my legs. What you’re looking at here is a brief indoor test flight of Russia-based Hoversurf’s latest creation.…

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The Metallophon Is a Musical Instrument You Play with Bullets

The Metallophon Is a Musical Instrument You Play with Bullets

Vitaly Kryuchin is the head of the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting. Apparently, he also loves music, so naturally he combined both to create one strange musical instrument. Kryuchin built something he calls the Metallophon. It is basically made from different-sized sheets of metal, which each deliver a different tone…

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Robot Escapes Testing Grounds, Causes Disturbance in Russia

Robot Escapes Testing Grounds, Causes Disturbance in Russia

Great, now robots are free to roam the world. We can’t even contain them anymore. Apparently, a Russian robot escaped from a testing area in Perm, a city not far from the Urals, and made it on to a busy street, where it disturbed traffic as it tasted brief, sweet…

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Russia Building Robot Super-Soldier: Terminator Meets Avatar

As if the world didn’t have enough problems, Russia is apparently creating a scary humanoid robotic soldier, affectionately being called “Ivan the Terminator.” Thank God they didn’t call it the T-800. The idea of the robot is to eventually replace humans on the battlefield. For now, these robotic avatars are…

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Guy With a Spear Takes Down Flying Drone at a Russian History Festival

Guy With a Spear Takes Down Flying Drone at a Russian History Festival

Get yonder infernal flying contraption out of here you bloody wizard! Check out this video of a drone flying over a history festival in Russia. Everything is fine until one of the actors suddenly appears and chucks a spear at the drone, sending it tumbling out of the sky. That’s…

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Lenin Statue in Ukraine Transformed into Darth Vader: Darth Lenin

Lenin Statue in Ukraine Transformed into Darth Vader: Darth Lenin

So apparently, the Dark Side of the Force has transformed a statue of Vladimir Lenin into Darth Vader in Odessa, Ukraine. Apparently, a recent government ban has outlawed old communist symbols. As Lenin was one of the most commie of the communists in Russia, his statue has been altered. I’m…

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Batman Red Son Figure Has Fuzzy Russian Hat Ears

Batman Red Son Figure Has Fuzzy Russian Hat Ears

All I know about the Russian culture I learned watching TV and movies. What that in-depth study tells me is that they all eat caviar, drink copious amounts of vodka, and wear hats with furry parts on the forehead. With that in mind I will assume that this Batman Red…

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Halo Online Closed Beta Heads to Russia: In Soviet Russian, Halo Plays You

Halo Online Closed Beta Heads to Russia: In Soviet Russian, Halo Plays You

A new Halo game is kicking off its closed beta in Russia. The game is called Halo Online and it has no campaign mode. 343 Industries says that the game is an attempt to get more people into the Halo universe and it will be a free game. It’s a…

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The Car for the Russian Zombiepocalypse: Maximum Maxima

The Car for the Russian Zombiepocalypse: Maximum Maxima

If I had to fight off hordes of zombies, I’d want a good car that could quickly escape, and could also keep me out of harm’s way from the biters. And while the forecast has yet to be cloudy with a chance of walkers, it’s still never too early to…

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Russian Car’s Audio System Is Tearing It Apart

Russian Car’s Audio System Is Tearing It Apart

Sound is a powerful force. Think about how a singer’s voice can shatter glass. Some people even think that ancient humans used sound to break down walls during battles. Yes, sound is a powerful force that we barely even understand. Could sound really tear down a wall? Bend metal? Can…

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Russians Pull Gigantic Half-Ton Meteorite Fragment from Lake

Russians Pull Gigantic Half-Ton Meteorite Fragment from Lake

If you follow the sometimes strange happenings to do with space and science in general, you probably remember back on February 15th of this year when a massive meteorite entered the atmosphere over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk injuring hundreds of people when shock waves created by the meteorite blew…

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Car Gets Completely Covered in Leather

Car Gets Completely Covered in Leather

I’ve seen cars covered in gold, diamonds and other materials, but it isn’t everyday that you see a car covered in bison leather. This insanely over-the-top ride was made by a guy from Russia.…

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Steampunk Locomotive Barbecue Grill: Chew Chew

Steampunk Locomotive Barbecue Grill: Chew Chew

This is a real man’s grill. Not some round pot on a tripod that you shove coals in and forget about on the back porch. If I have all the translations right, this was made by a group called “Tvoryukami” for a private owner. The guy loves to grill obviously…

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LED Covered R/C Jet Lights up the Night

LED Covered R/C Jet Lights up the Night

Watch remote-controlled jet planes is cool. Watching this LED covered R/C jet plane fly at night is a really beautiful thing. I don’t remember seeing any planes in the TRON movies, but I imagine a TRON plane would look something like this.…

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Russian Police Confiscate Meteorite Fragments from Enterprising Citizens

Russian Police Confiscate Meteorite Fragments from Enterprising Citizens

As you all know, last Friday a massive meteor entered the atmosphere over the Chelyabinsk Region of Russia. The meteor was large enough that scientists believe significant chunks reached the surface of the Earth. The meteor also caused quite a fireball in the sky and several explosions that shattered glass…

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