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No Pirates, Princesses, or Pokémon, Please

No Pirates, Princesses, or Pokémon, Please

What's your kid wearing for Halloween? He's not going as Batman, is he? I see, like, a trillion child Batmans...

A Retweeting Twitter Bot That Knows It Serves No Actual Purpose

A Retweeting Twitter Bot That Knows It Serves No Actual Purpose

One of the great things about Twitter is that it's actually pretty easy to control and inhibit spam. SEO people...

German Researchers Take Gaming Peripherals to Their Logical Conclusion

German Researchers Take Gaming Peripherals to Their Logical Conclusion

Microsoft's Kinect would have you believe that no controller is the way of the future for gaming. Microsoft's Kinect would...

Death-Fearing Millionaire Commissions Immortal Robot – No, Really

Death-Fearing Millionaire Commissions Immortal Robot – No, Really

If you're not good and rested, take a nap before continuing with this article - because you're never gonna sleep...

Beer with Robots: The Best Thing Since Beer without Robots

Beer with Robots: The Best Thing Since Beer without Robots

Concerned less with bettering mankind so much as revelry, the team at Willow Garage has spent what I can only...

Would You Take A Zero-G Holiday?

Would You Take A Zero-G Holiday?

Once upon a time we’d take fast fairground rides to get a sense of it, nowadays we can actually, you...

Facebook, The Movie: This Holiday Season?

Facebook, The Movie: This Holiday Season?

Gear up for the white knuckle thrill ride of the holiday season that will speak to the soul of every...

‘Aggressive’ Helicopter is Possibly the Scariest Flying Robot Ever

‘Aggressive’ Helicopter is Possibly the Scariest Flying Robot Ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvRTALJp8DM Huh. Well this sure is scary as hell. Remember Big Dog? This is every bit as terrifying, only this...

The Cutest Robot You’ve Ever Feared

The Cutest Robot You’ve Ever Feared

Hey, y'know Bait Car? Bait Car is great. Bait Car is frequently hilarious. Bait Car comes from Canada. Bait Car...

The Nerf Sentry Gun: Because Real Guns Just Aren’t Safe Anymore

The Nerf Sentry Gun: Because Real Guns Just Aren’t Safe Anymore

I'm really stoked about all the cool Arduino stuff I'm seeing lately. Remember the Twitter lamp I rapped about last...

Hate Meetings? Meet Your New Best Friend

Hate Meetings? Meet Your New Best Friend

Meet QB. He likes people and wants to make your life easier, specifically by going to meetings on your behalf....

Robotic Pancreas Makes Diabetes Sufferers Into Cyborgs

Robotic Pancreas Makes Diabetes Sufferers Into Cyborgs

I've always been terrified by diabetes. Not that I'm at any risk or anything, it's just the thought of living...

This Week in Robots: Japanese Couple Says ‘iDo’

This Week in Robots: Japanese Couple Says ‘iDo’

Techi is honor-bound to offer you totally rad (and routinely bizarre) things to read about, and I for one don't...

Iron Man Is In Fact Plastic Man

Iron Man Is In Fact Plastic Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWjQBR_FZCYAt the risk of publicizing a superhero's Achilles' heel for all to see, here's some shocking news: The Iron Man...

Tiniest. Robots. EVER.

Tiniest. Robots. EVER.

I've been hearing this concept tossed around for years now, but apparently, it has now happened: Science (and may I...

Fujitsu Bear Redefines Terror, Comforts Your Grandma

Fujitsu Bear Redefines Terror, Comforts Your Grandma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r0zSCVMaiM You know what? I think you've had enough sleep. In fact, I think you've had enough sleep for the...

Robot Car Gains Extreme Maneuverability, Drives Itself

Robot Car Gains Extreme Maneuverability, Drives Itself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_piO849uRdI&feature=player_embedded A robot car on its own is pretty cool, but couple that with the ability to learn new maneuvers...

Dancing Robots, Way Cooler Than It Sounds

Dancing Robots, Way Cooler Than It Sounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXMnbNoccgA I'll admit, I was skeptical when I saw the title of this video. I assumed I was in for...

7 Ways Technology Could Kill Us All, As Told By Hollywood

7 Ways Technology Could Kill Us All, As Told By Hollywood

We have bestowed technology with the task of improving our lives, and as technology becomes more intertwined with our lives,...

Cell Phone Robots Make Calling Out Really Bulky and Awkward, But Are Totally Adorable

Cell Phone Robots Make Calling Out Really Bulky and Awkward, But Are Totally Adorable

Robots, man. Freaking robots. Your robotic fix today comes from PhD student Ji-Dong Yim, who has built two cell phone...