Remote Controlled Car Lights Up And Breakdances
Pretty cool R/C car that break dances and reminds me of the flea market. Ghetto fabulous. “This remote-controlled light-up remote control car does something that other RC cars can’t do: It transforms into a body-popper, slamming itself against walls, and flipping, windmilling. Not sure whether it does the coffee grinder move, but then again, I’m […]
Cyborg Moths… Paranoid Yet?
Here you go folks, your taxpayer dollars at work – DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) sponsors Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS) project, which is currently in its THIRD(!) year. I wonder if the lads at DARPA were inspired by the cyber roach from Fifth Element… The HI-MEMS program’s goal is the creation of moths […]
Wicked Cool Siftables – Miking The Digital Physical
I am a very jaded guy who has been waaaay over-exposed to all things Tech and it is damn rare when I come across a tech gizmo that makes me go “holy crap that’s cool”… Well – I just had one of those moments and have to share it with you. They are called Siftables […]
WowWee SpyBall
The toy robot company WowWee have come out with a cool Wi-Fi enabled remote control spy robot… the SpyBall. The robot has two wheels that allow it spin 360 degrees. If the robot is quiet, which it should be, then it may actually work as a remote spy camera. When you are in position you […]
Robotic Gutter Cleaner The 2nd Generation iRobot Looj
The folks at iRobot make some pretty useful household robots. Most people are familiar with the iRobot Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners which wander around your home cleaning in a crazy pattern. Another iRobot device that you may not be familiar with is the Looj gutter cleaning robot. The Looj by iRobot basically runs down your […]
Robo Walker Kid – Happy Halloween
In my never humble opinion, this is one of the coolest Halloween costumes evah – kid in a robotic Walker suit – the dad who made it for him RULES! That is all!
Giant Remote Control Ant
Get yourself a giant RC ant with a crystal scull as the remote? I can’t imagine this one being a great seller… I mean were there even giant ants in the last Indian Jones movie (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)? Either way this remote control gadget will set you back $35.
Nissan’t Latest Robot Car Avoids Crashes
Nissans latest jump into the accident-avoidance world is the BR23C robotic car. The BR23C uses a laser range finder (LRF), which works like a bumble bee’s eye, to detect obstacles up to two meters away. Supposedly this system then allows the “car” to “instinctively” react to obstacles and avoid them. This is still, obviously from […]
Newer, Beefier iRobot Roombas
I own an iRobot Roomba… and love it., I am not sure it is really much of a time saver… as I am so amazed by the damn thing and tend to follow it around watching it do its job., I am not the smartest fellow., Either way I am constantly impressed at how well […]
Mental Commitment Robot Seal, Love You Long Time
From Japan, the country that brought you Hello Kitty and Life Like Extreme Sex Robots, comes the Seal Type Mental Commit Robot for Psychological Enrichment. No, that’s not from Borat. That would be the mental marketing giants from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology crushing it with a catchy title for their […]