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Yaskawa Electric Robot Becomes Kanji Master 12 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
Visitors to the calligraphy exhibition at the West Japan General Exhibition Center got the opportunity to watch a robot draw kanji characters like an expert, using a traditional brush and “sumi” (blac...
Robot Grows Roots Like A Plant 12 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm
Robot growing roots like a plant? Has the whole world gone crazy? Well, if the soil is good, at least that should keep robots firmly in one place. We can only hope. Researchers from the Italian Insti...
Robot Shows Emotions Through Slime Mold 11 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
Slime mold is some pretty interesting stuff. Researcher Ella Gale has created a link between slime mold “emotions” and a humanoid face. Slime mold already behaves in ways that seem intelligent, but no...
Guy Creates Wood Robot, Becomes Roommates With It 10 Aug 2013 | 02:24 am
Ukrainian Dmitry Balandin likes playing with his wooden model “Cylon” in his flat in Zaporizhzhya. Dmitry works as a crane operator. It took him six months to build this nicely detailed model from 500...
AMP Sci-Fi Short 9 Aug 2013 | 07:48 am
This is a Sci-Fi Short that I definitely want to see more of. It’s called AMP, after the robot. It was written and directed by Adam Marisett, an animator on District 9, Elysium, Iron Man and other fil...
Exterminate: LEGO Daleks 8 Aug 2013 | 05:59 am
These LEGO Daleks were built by Steve (LegoAvon) and they are the classic dark gray of the 1970′s versions. They are awesome and manage to look just as menacing as the real thing. He also made some m...
Veebot Draws Blood 8 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am
A robot that draws human blood is not surprising. It had to happen sooner or later. But in the case of Veebot, it is not from carnage and tearing us limb from limb. Veebot draws blood in much the same...
Wall-E Recreated In Amazing Detail 7 Aug 2013 | 04:39 am
Wall-E just may be the most adorable robot in history, so it’s no wonder that we’ve seen many a geek creating their own versions. I’m just as guilty. People love the little guy and they want one of th...
Watch Robocop Steal Fried Chicken 7 Aug 2013 | 04:14 am
Check out this compilation of weird and freaky Korean commercials. The highlight as far as I’m concerned is when RoboCop steals some fried chicken. In fact he steals the whole refrigerator. Skip to ab...
Kirobo Goes Into Space 7 Aug 2013 | 04:07 am
The humanoid robot, Kirobo, is on his way to the ISS space station. The little bot is the world’s first talking companion to keep astronauts company. He will be special pals with Koichi Wakata, who wi...
