The blog with a love/hate relationship with technology
Our Christmas message to the parents of the world has been clear and firm: Steer clear of the hoard of robot toys flooding the market this year. But there is one robot toy out there that has piqued even our jaded interest; exotic gifts boutique Hammacher Schlemmer is selling a genuine seven-foot tall replica of [...]
Alright, maybe not everything that robots do is 100% pure evil. Take for example this performance of The Nutcracker by several warehouse automation bots from KIVA Systems. It is pretty sweet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdmtya8emMw
On the other hand, maybe this is just the first step by KIVA Systems towards automating the entire Christmas season. May your holiday be joyous [...]
We can seem pretty harsh around here with all the fear mongering and bashing on the robot propaganda, but deep down we’re really just a bunch of softies. And we really like Christmas. Seriously, it’s the best holiday on the calender.
So tonight I’m feeling in a festive mood and decide to see what kind of [...]
We all like getting video games for Christmas, so is it any surprise that a video game could become a symbol for the season?
In Madrid they’ve set up a unique Christmas tree: A pyramid of lights that move around like a Pac-Man video game. Quite ingenious, really.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j22cnSfE4U
[via The Feed at G4 TV]
We warned about this earlier; please to all parents do not buy robot toys for your children this Christmas. Please!
This doesn’t really have anything to do with robots or anything else, but with the holiday decorations going up I am reminded of the most frightening Christmas special ever shown on American TV.
The year was 1978 and CBS decided to cash in on the mega-popularity of Star Wars by commissioning the Star Wars Holiday Special. [...]
No I’m not talking about Robot Santa from Futurama, but I am worried that robots are threatening our cherished holiday. Every year a new crop of robot toys hit the shelves in time for the Christmas buying season, and this year two of the hot sellers are expected to be the i-Sobot from Takara/Tomy and [...]
