We saw a bunch of robots this week that were really diverse in their usefulness. There was the beer-pouring robot, which, while very useful for one task, really couldn't do much else. Then there's the B9 robot from Lost in Space, which you can now pick up for a somewhat reasonable price. Then, most terrifyingly, there was Japan's infant robot, which is still haunting my dreams as we speak. Meanwhile, in Shift, we looked at how the HD format war is basically all Microsoft's fault.

More top tech stories from the week:

Saturday: Fab Tree Hab low-impact house takes the term 'treehouse' literally
Sunday: Domino concept phone is playfully chic
Monday: The iPhone release date is announced, world keeps turning
Tuesday: Meraki Solar Wi-Fi Repeater spreads the broadband goodness
Wednesday: HTC Touch beats iPhone to market, runs Windows Mobile
Thursday: NASA's next Mars rover is a laser-equipped monster
Friday: Kanada's bike from Akira becomes a reality