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ObamaBot added to robot presidents exhibit

ObamaBot added to robot presidents exhibit

Walt Disney World just modernized its Hall of Presidents attraction, adding a new likeness of our current president, Barack Obama....
 
Self-Portrait Machine is artistic, masochistic

Self-Portrait Machine is artistic, masochistic

Wave hello to Jen Hui Liao's self-portrait machine, a robotic artwork that snaps a picture of you before manacling you...
 
Robot rat could save you from a burning building — but would it want to?

Robot rat could save you from a burning building — but would it want to?

Bow down, people, and worship your new leader, the SCRATCHbot. Cute little critter, isn't he? This biomimetic rodent robot has...
 
RC Mecha Godzilla is Japanese, expensive, sold out*

RC Mecha Godzilla is Japanese, expensive, sold out*

It sucks when you see objects of lust that are unavailable — like this remote-controlled Mecha Godzilla. Japanese toymakers at...
 
Real-life Transformers: 9 shape-shifting objects

Real-life Transformers: 9 shape-shifting objects

Why are the Transformers so compelling? Beyond the surprisingly deep mythology and incredible special effects, the entire idea of something...
 
'Exploit Yourself' Nike ad turns the average run into rooftop-vaulting craziness

'Exploit Yourself' Nike ad turns the average run into rooftop-vaulting craziness

Visual effects studio Big Lazy Robot has created a new ad for Nike titled "Exploit Yourself," featuring a hoodie-and-sneaker-wearing 'bot...
 
Collaborative builder robot would be the best Ikea wingman ever

Collaborative builder robot would be the best Ikea wingman ever

A team at Europe's Joint Action Science and Technology project, or JAST, is working to develop a robot that...
 
Jewel-encrusted, pink Gundam offers girl geeks a robot of their own

Jewel-encrusted, pink Gundam offers girl geeks a robot of their own

Whether you're a displaced female geek, or a male otaku with a bit of a feminine edge, this gloriously glam,...
 
Armor transforms your DS into Bumblebee or Megatron

Armor transforms your DS into Bumblebee or Megatron

Revenge of the Fallen, the second movie in the massive Transformers franchise, is out this week, and to celebrate PDP...
 
$2,000 transforming toy may not be suitable for children

$2,000 transforming toy may not be suitable for children

If you want a Transformers toy, you can find one at your local toy store for not too much money....
 
Coffee-making robot: I'll take mine with cream and two sugars

Coffee-making robot: I'll take mine with cream and two sugars

What do you get when you let a java-craving Manga fan loose with a Kondo robot kit? A Manga-inspired robot...
 
Hajime 33 robot mixes sinister style with android sports skill

Hajime 33 robot mixes sinister style with android sports skill

Independent robot creator Hajime Sakamoto created the Hajime 33 robot as the latest iteration of his entry into the annual...
 
Man builds gigantic Bumblebee Transformer in his front yard

Man builds gigantic Bumblebee Transformer in his front yard

Tom Rhodes likes Transformers. So, naturally, he built an 18-foot-tall, 1,200-pound Bumblebee robot out of an old Volkswagen Beetle. Sure,...
 
Rat King robot from France points way towards automaton pests

Rat King robot from France points way towards automaton pests

Aside from promising humanity a repeat of the black plague and regularly terrorizing well-heeled New York subway riders, rats have...
 
Willow Garage's PR2 navigates crowded offices in its quest to find a power outlet

Willow Garage's PR2 navigates crowded offices in its quest to find a power outlet

Willow Garage, a group of 'bot builders who see "personal robots as the next paradigm shifting personal productivity tool for...
 

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