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8th Day of Xmas: 2 Insanely accurate motion controlled robotss

andy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:24:50 +0000

1st Day of Xmas: 10 Robots Dancing

andy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:39:49 +0000

Dance of the bots

andy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:42:57 +0000

The Nutcracker performed by Dancing Kiva Order Fulfillment Robots

Robot Fairy ‘Lovies’ in Shakespeare play

andy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:04:55 +0000

Check this out..

Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Texas A&M University reminds us that technology, when applied creatively, can be timeless and transcendent.

Amy Hopper, the play’s director, cast one autonomous, military-grade flying robot and five smaller remote control devices as fairies in Shakespeare’s comedy. “To see them flying, spinning and bouncing through the air just adds to the magic and mystery of the world Shakespeare created,” she explained.

I must admit that i find this short clip AMAZING, especially the point where the ‘fairy’ lands on the actresses hand.

I for one welcome our new robot fairy ‘lovies’

Link via Gizmodo

Roomba Pac-Man

andy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:59:46 +0000

Clever chaps make their own version of Pac-man using Roomba vacuum cleaners, computers, paper & sticky tape.

visit the project website here – http://pacman.elstonj.com/

Giant Robot FTW t-shirt

andy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07:22 +0000

Cool T-shirt today from Teefury. For those who havent heard of them before, Teefury sell excellent, strictly time-limited runs of t-shirts for only $9. But the catch is that you only have 24 hours to buy – once they’re gone, they’re gone forever!!

Keep checking the site for new shirts – http://www.teefury.com/

Food moving robots extravaganza!!

andy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:26:55 +0000

Many years ago when I was a student, I worked in a Pie Factory during the summer. One of the mind numbingly tedious tasks I had to do for 12 hours a day was taking pies off one conveyor belt, and putting them on to another, where some other poor bloke would pack them. At the time i remember thinking – “Surely there are robots who could do this kind of shit job?”

Well apparently, these days there are!!

First up, POPPADUMS!!!

(those badboys are fragile, so thats no mean feat!)

SAUSAGES!!

(two packs at a time – fair play!!)

CROISSANTS!!!

(thats a lot of croissants!!!)

PEPPERS!!!

(pretty clever, but to be fair, they look fucking gross!!)

PANCAKES

(they aren’t proper pancakes, you cretins!!)

Anyone found anymore?

Bricklaying robot builds sculpture

andy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:36:03 +0000

Pike Loop from Storefront for Art&Architecture on Vimeo.

More info over at Gizmodo – http://gizmodo.com/5390317/robot-bricklayer-flawlessly-builds-7000-brick-infinite-loop-without-mortar

‘Evil Robot Monkey’ sci-fi short story

andy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:30:35 +0000

‘Evil robot monkey’ is a short science fiction story about a clay modelling chimp. It was written by Mary Kowal and was nominated for a Hugo award in 2009.

Sly scowled and yanked his hands free. “I’m not like the other chimps.” He pointed to the implant in his head. “Maybe Delilah should have one of these. Seems like she needs help thinking.”

You can download this awesome short story for free as a PDF or a mp3 from Mary’s site. Definitely worth the read.

Link: http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/evil-robot-monkey/

Noodle cooking robot overlords

andy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:54 +0000

An industrial robot maker in central Japan (where else!!) opens a ramen noodle shop where two robot arms work as hi-tech chefs that feed and entertain customers.

I for one welcome our ramen cooking robot overlords!