22, May 2009
Breakdancing Robot

Robot technology just keeps getting better and more humanlike.  The Manoi PF01 dancing robot can school most inner-city kids.  If it wasn’t $1,500 dollars I would have my own personal dance instructor!  You have to see the video after the break… amazing… simply amazing.

21, May 2009
Litter Robot LRII – Automatic Self Cleaning Litter Box

I know it looks like something the Jetson’s cat would have in outer space, but it is really just a new self-cleaning litter box.  The Litter Robot LRII (on sale now) sells for $319.89 with free shipping. This Litter Robot uses a "patented sifting process thoroughly cleans the litter bed…

13, May 2009
Boston Dynamics’ RiSE v3 – Pole Climbing Robot

The smart kids at Boston Dynamics (maker of the famous big dog robot) have a new robot in the works – the RiSE v3 pole dancer climber. The RiSE V3 robot is 28 inches long and climbs at the speed of about 8 inches per second… until it falls that…

5, May 2009
Aqua-Vu Scout XL Underwater Fish Finder Camera

Fish finders are great and all� but if you really want to see what is under the dock, or your boat, drop this fake fish with a camera and watch the included 7� screen. I am not sure if the fish are smart enough to appreciate the decoy fish/camera, but…

24, Apr 2009
Husqvarna Robotic Lawnmower Now Texts You If It Gets Stuck

Gadget King has shown you some of the coolest lawnmowers around including robotic lawnmowers.  So this is more of the same… with a twist. Husqvarna’s latest robotic lawnmower, the automower 260 ACX, will SMS text your cell phone if it gets stuck… or get this… if it sees varmits on…

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17, Apr 2009
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…

2, Mar 2009
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…

24, Feb 2009
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…

9, Feb 2009
Angry Robot Sex – Spykee vs Rovio

OK, apologies to all the cyber tech pervs, this is just an article about two Wi-Fi “surveillance” bots – Spykee and Rovio. Spykee is made by Erector (giggidy) and Rovio by WowWee (wtf?). Both of these massively overpriced toys arrived just in time for our economic boom to fill the…

9, Jan 2009
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…