The blog with a love/hate relationship with technology
What’s great about the Japanese is they are always thinking about building giant robots. What’s scary about the Japanese is THEY ARE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT BUILDING GIANT ROBOTS!
But how much would it actually cost to build a Gundam? Finally we have the answer: $725 million. At least that’s the figure someone at SciencePortal (via Pink [...]
If you’re into that sort of thing, and maybe you need to seek some help if you are, io9 has a whole post about sexy sex robots from science fiction complete with pictures. Yuck.
You might think this video from The Onion about robots ruling the world is pretty funny (and it is), but if we keep down the road we’re going, it might turn into science fact.
In The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power?
Want to know what’s scarier than a hoard of robots coming to tear your fragile flesh from your brittle bones? A robot that’s controlled by a monkey brain. Now this is something I never thought I’d have to face, but this is the 21st century age of science fiction madness come to life, so I [...]
The Terminator movie series supposes a future in which a powerful, centralized computer takes control of robots and other machines in order to wage war on the human race. Science fiction fantasty, you say? Not if the robot elite have their way.
In an article on CNET about personal robots — you know, that cute Pleo [...]
At this year’s CES, consumer robot maker WowWee is set to unveil its newest models including several bots that tell jokes. So this is where the robot revolution is taking us?
According to PC World, the company’s new products include Mr. Personality, a three-wheeled robot with an LCD face that really, really wants to be your [...]
Some robot scientists think they have a fertile idea on how to power their mechanical creations by impregnating them with the power of sperm.
Researchers at Cornell are studying the chemical processes that give spermatozoa their endless energy and have managed to attach three of the enzymes to a chip. If the work is successful, I [...]
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 [...]
The Japanese have the hots for robots because they can fill the looming shortage of labor in the service sector. The Europeans, on the other hand, just want to bang a few cyborgs.
Germany’s Der Spiegel has an article all about the sexual robot revolution focusing on British author David Levy, who argues that androids will [...]
