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The Droid Really Is All That: Commands Lego, Solves Rubik’s Cube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZWoAHS120g This isn't the first Rubik's-cube-solving Lego robot that's been viral in the last few months, nor is it the...
Weta Legs: A Dummies Guide To Public Indignity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx6ej0Vh7HE Do you ever wonder why more people don't make fun of you? Do you long to be insulted more,...
Robot drummer will leave you speechless as it adapts while you play. Is this the future of music?
So they announce that Motley Crue is coming to town, you purchase your tickets because not only are you a...
Severed Biomechanical Arm Gives New Meaning to ‘Robot Rock’
Chris Conte knows how to rock and roll. Or at least how to build machines that can assist in the...
Farmer’s Homemade Robots Pour Drinks, Chop Food, Paint, and More
Chinese farmer turned inventor, Wu Yulu, is finally getting some recognition after designing and building homemade robots. Yulu has faced...
Robot Trainers Bring Hope to Stroke Patients
A study done by a group of researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island showed that intensive therapy using a...
Plants Beat Humans to Cyborg Status
Mexican artist Gilberto Esparza is helping nature take it all back. Esparza has created the Planta Nomada, a hybrid plant/robot...
Robotic Suit Grants Superhuman Strength, Possibly Revolutionizes… Radish Farming?
You may have heard about Shigeki Toyama and his Power Assist Suit before. Of course, there's every likelihood you haven't....
Shawarma Slicing Robot Built for Safety First, World Domination Second
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H65o8uSmKz8 If you've ever wandered the streets of Berlin or Munich, then you know that shwarmas (or doners as they...
Cute? It’s Un-bear-able!
Big brother has been watching us all for some time, but Big Brother Bear is a step too far. As...
A Robot to Light Up Your Life (or at least your home)
You thought the way the Solar Pebble slapped the sun around was pretty cool, right? Right? Here’s another great way...
Robot Waiters Efficiently Conquer Service Industry, Thai Food
Themed restaurants are all the rage these days - heck, even Kim Jong Il has a line of establishments with...
Robot Legs For Paraplegics
An Israeli company has developed a remote control, robotic exoskeleton to allow paraplegics to walk again. Advances in technology have...
Spike Jonze Proves Robots Can Love
Spike Jonze has teamed up with Absolut v***a to present ‘I’m Here’, a touching short film about robots in love....
Yet Another Thing a Robot Can Do Better than You: Art
Not to come off as a robotics nut, but I’m not letting this one get away and sleeping comfortably tonight....
New Dental Patient Robot Confirms Everything Japan Does is Kind of Creepy
Meet Hanako. Hanako is a collaboration between three Japanese universities and robotics company Tmsuk. And, quite frankly, Hanako is creepy...
Transport For Tomorrow’s People?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UKxuVliaIA Take a look at this self-balancing robotized skateboard and think future transportation thanks to creator, XenonJon. (more…)
Good News for Bad Drivers: GM Windshield Can See Better Than You Can
Using a combination of night vision, radar and motion sensor cameras, GM cars will soon be packaged with windshields that...
Robots Go To War To Go To War
I’m one of the slim minority who dislikes Terminator. Don’t get me wrong, Schwarzenegger is nothing if not a vastly-talented...
Twittering Robot Ready to Tell World What It had for Lunch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N201N6u6ils&feature=player_embedded Plants that tweet when they need water? That's so two years ago, man. No, the future is a much...