Need A Robot To Tell You That You’re Fat?
So what would happen if that little bastard ET (yeah I am that old school) mated with the Amazon Kindle and their freaky robotic offspring was midwifed into being by some MIT student out of the bowels of some Hong Kong factory? What you'd get is Autom, the cheesy ET headed robot with a Kindle […]
Desk Pets TankBot
For under $20 (starting June 2011) you can get your hands on a tiny TankBot that is controlled by an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Full details after the break.
Kitten Versus Giant Spider Video
Put the ball of string away, you may want to get your cat a robotic spider after seeing this video. This brave and very determined kitten takes on a giant robotic spider despite all odds. Video after the break.
iRobot Scooba 230 Cleans Around The Toilet
I like my iRobot Roomba for vacuuming the carpets and hard floors, but I don't let it in the bathroom. And to be honest, the bathroom floor is one of my least favorite places to clean. Looks like I will be getting another iRobot, the Scooba 230 when it comes out in the Spring ($299). […]
LockCracker Can Open Any MasterLock Combination Lock
A crafty group of students at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering have created a high tech gadget that can crack any MasterLock combination lock. The four lock hackers created Team JARJ (as in Jessica, Aiswarya, Rob, Jessica) while taking a Principles of Engineering class for their teacher Mark Chang. The LockCracker uses a brute […]
Robot Waiters At Chinese Restaurant
A robot riding a bicycle goes by each table showing off its offering, as a pseudo-waiter. The restaurant, Dalu Rebot, is in China and has two robot receptionists and six robot waiters. The best part, the robots do not accept tips. The robots are from Shandong Dalu Science and Technology Company which has plans to […]
Ham De-Boning Robot
The long standing joke that robots are taking over the world just won't die. The latest (grossest) robot I have seen in a while is the Mayekawa HAMDAS-R, which is used for ham de-boning. It is twice as fast as a human butcher can do the job and is smart enough to distinguish between meat […]
WheeMe Massage Robot
The robots are taking over, which in this case is a good thing because I can't get anyone to rub my back. The girl in the photo however, should have no need for this robotic massager, she probably has guys lined up to cop a feel provide a massage. The WheeMe Massage Robot by DreamBots […]
Micromouse Completes Maze In 5-Seconds
This Micromouse took first place in a Micromouse maze competition for completing this complex maze in only 5-seconds. The micromouse does a few test runs to survey the maze and memorizes the landscape. Once it has finished surveying the maze it finds the quickest way to get from start to finish, in this case it […]
Jack In The Box Kiosk Automated Food Ordering
We recently visited a Jack In The Box restaurant for some healthy food (snicker). I did order the chicken teriyaki bowl, which I believe is one of the few healthier options. Either way, we happened to notice an ATM looking machine which is used for ordering food without having to talk to a human. Not […]