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Paleo-Future: Robots vs. Musicians (1931)

2009 Jun 12, 9:16"This ad from the March 9, 1931 Simpson's Leader-Times (Kittanning, PA) is in no way subtle. The consequences of using recorded music at theatre performances rather than live musicians are, "Monotony in the theatre - corruption of taste - destruction of art." Yikes."PermalinkCommentsvia:ethan_t_hein music advertising technology robot copyright

SCIENCE SCOUTS

2009 Jun 11, 3:16Humorous science merit badges. "The 'I build robots' badge (LEVEL IV): In which, technically technically, the recipient is not in the business of world domination (as dictated by membership rules), but has built a robot that is.", "The 'non-explainer' badge (LEVEL I): Where the recipient can no longer explain what they do to their parents", And other humorous badges.PermalinkCommentshumor web science math nerd badge via:boingboing

tweenbots | kacie kinzer

2009 Apr 13, 10:17If the face drawn onto the robot hadn't been as cute I doubt as many people would have helped =). "Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal."PermalinkCommentstweenbot video social map robot cute nyc society humor

Hairy robot sports dancing eyes - Short Sharp Science - New Scientist

2009 Jan 19, 3:14Researchers make another dancing robot. Its sort of owl like.PermalinkCommentskeepon robot dancing music humor video

Swarmbots team up to transport child

2009 Jan 13, 12:30A swarm of robots drag a child across the floor. The future is now! "In the meantime, the video below shows that an army of swarmbots belonging to researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland can work together to pull off quite a feat - transporting a small girl across the floor."PermalinkCommentsvideo humor robot robots drag

Keepon lite coming soon? - Short Sharp Science - New Scientist

2008 Nov 13, 10:30"There was bittersweet news for Keepon fans last month. The funky fuzzy yellow robot - pictured - is to be released commercially. But it won't come cheap - it carries a $30,000 price tag."PermalinkCommentskeepon robot dance humor video

'Robot arms race' underway, expert warns - tech - 27 February 2008 - New Scientist Tech

2008 Oct 23, 2:07Thoughts on how an army of robot soldiers can be made to act more ethically than humans: "One of the fundamental abilities I want to give [these systems] is to refuse an order and explain why."..."For those situations we have very clear cut guidance from the Geneva Convention, the Hague and elsewhere about what is ethical."PermalinkCommentsrobot army ai ethics

The Future of Driving, Part I: Robots and Grand Challenges: Page 1

2008 Oct 13, 2:35"The robotics community outdid itself once again at DARPA's 2007 Urban Challenge. This contest featured all the challenges of the original Grand Challenge, along with a few new ones: the vehicles navigated a simulated urban environment and were required to interact with human-driven vehicles while obeying all traffic laws. Six teams successfully completed the course, with Boss, a car developed at Carnegie Mellon, claiming the prize." Sure, sure but when will they fly?PermalinkCommentsarticle robot car science technology transportation ai

GAMA-GO :: Men's :: Men's Tees :: Deathbot Coffee

2008 Aug 21, 5:13Suited deathbots drinking coffee in a diner. This is nice and also I'd like one.PermalinkCommentstshirt shirt deathbot robot wishlist purchase

Fractal Scene Rendering - screamyGuy

2008 Jul 2, 3:41A java scene of a robot building a smaller robot building a smaller robot building ... . Zoom in as much as you like? OK!PermalinkComments3d java animation code recursive fractal visualization programming

Graffiti

2008 Jun 24, 10:02

sequelguy posted a photo:

Graffiti

I thought the phrase 'Im seein robots' was funny.

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NBC.com - Saturday Night Live - Old Glory Insurance

2008 May 5, 1:45Old Glory Robot Insurance. Now the video straight and legal from NBC. "And now, Sam Waterston for Old Glory Insurance."PermalinkCommentssnl humor video robot robots insurance

The Most Beautiful Machine, 2003

2008 Mar 25, 11:05A trunk with a button. When you push the button the trunk opens, a robotic arm comes out and pushes the button again to turn itself off.PermalinkCommentsvia:ethan_t_hein art robot trunk machine humor

AngelaBuilds - BuildStuff

2008 Mar 23, 3:39A cool clock that is essentially a robot operating an Etch-a-Sketch. Zang!PermalinkCommentsangela-yuan clock build diy art etch-a-sketch humor robot

Maker Faire tour with Mark Frauenfelder - Boing Boing TV

2007 Nov 1, 1:25Video of people at Maker Faire including a cute dino robot.PermalinkCommentsmake boingboing cute dino video

Dancing Yellow Robot

2007 Aug 17, 6:33PermalinkCommentskeepon youtube video personal cute robot nontechnical

New Scientist Technology Blog: Little yellow robot gets dancefloor company

2007 Aug 16, 8:47More from Keepon the yellow blog dancing robot.PermalinkCommentsrobot robots dancing video music youtube keepon

New Scientist Technology Blog: Mr Woo's DIY automatons

2007 Aug 13, 3:15Article and video on Mr. Woo a Chinese farmer who creates robots from scavenged materials. Very cool.PermalinkCommentsrobot robots video china diy article humor

Awesome Movies Unknown to Me

2007 Aug 12, 2:50Thanks to Netflix I've been able to enjoy several movies that I'd never heard of.



Brick is a classic PI film set in a modern high school. Its fun figuring out which high school students correspond to which film noir archetypes.

Primer is a sci-fi movie but it doesn't focus on action or effects. Its like watching an excellent Twilight Zone episode. I hate to describe this any further for fear of giving something away.

The Amazing Screw-On Head is an animated version of the one shot comic. It feels like the 1800s precursor to the The Venture Bros. and stars Screw-On Head, a steam-punk robot head thing and Abe Lincoln's top spy for occult matters.

The Quiet Earth is the movie version of the book about a man who awakes one day to find himself alone(... or is he?) It was made in the 80s and in Australia but don't hold that against it.PermalinkCommentsscifi primer movie amazing screw-on head personal netflix brick the quiet earth

Storage robot at your service: a review of the Drobo: Page 1

2007 Aug 7, 1:33A review from ArsTechnica of a backup storage device named Drobo.PermalinkCommentsarticle review purchase backup storage hardware
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