LEGO Mindstorms NXT Toilet Flushing Robot
I tell you, there isn’t much you can’t build with today’s high tech LEGO’s. Mike D’Amour (the idea man) and Will Gorman (the builder) came up with the RoboFlush and have posted instructions so you can make your own. The RoboFlush Lego toilet flusher gadget will automatically flush the toilet when you are done with […]
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.
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 automatically after each use, and […]
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 is. Watch the video after […]
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 it cracks me up a […]
Husqvarna Automower SMS (2009) – Wire-Free Robot Mowers in 2026
In April 2009 we lost our minds over a lawn robot that could SMS your phone when it got stuck—or, depending on how dramatic the marketing was, when it spotted “varmints” on the turf. The hero was Husqvarna’s Automower 260 ACX, a boundary-wire bot from the era when “smart yard” still meant burying cable like […]
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 […]