Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Humans tell robot to bite it




Dento-Munch is the kind of moniker I like to hear when referring to robotic naming standards. It's retro, it's descriptive and it's ever so Tim Burton-esque.

Uk instruments developer Vicon have developed The Dento-Munch as one of the most accurate human chomping simulators. With 6 degrees of chomping freedom, it is designed to help us discover just how bad our bite can be on our delicate choppers & dentures. I want one to do all my teeth grinding so I don't have to.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Robot girlfriend teaches nerds the true value of women. They're for handing out business cards.



Lonely gamer nerds who are working their way up to bringing home a Real Doll can now afford to shell out for an EMA (Eternal Maiden Actualisation), Sega's shiny new robotic girlfriend. 18,000 yen will get you a busty bot who can do "real girlfriend" activities such as kiss on demand, "walk like a lady" and hand out business cards. Clearly I have a lot to learn from EMA, as my current bag of girlfriend activities don't run to being a reinforcement tool for misogynistic behaviour. Maybe I have the wrong chip.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Birthday bots



Robots are programmed to do whatever we tell them to. Why then, did someone program these little critters to sing Happy Birthday as though they were a Casio keyboard with stomach cramp?

Warbling robots. We're one step closer to the future, people.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Furntiure develops appetite for flesh



Science, art and pure evil collide in the form of artist James Auger's terrifying new carnivourous robotic furniture.

Currently built to sustain themselves by digesting wayward flies and insects into their internal microbial fuel cells, it's only a small step to imagine what kind of energy boost this 'furniture' will get from their natural prey; imagine a loungeroom full of ravenous, hungry sofas and a pack of obese games nerds amped up on Red Bull and pop tarts. It's enough to make you buy a Wii Fit and never sit down again!

Via New Scientist (thanks John!)

Barista-bot is the crema of the crop



Forget trendy hipster cafes down refuse-infested alleyways - the next craze in coffee will surely be constructing your own anime barista, like this one by Mujaki.



Someone let me know when they make the bartender version, so I can buy shares.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Boost your memory with robotic minions

Have I mentioned lately that I love robots?

I especially love these little fellas, who will guard all your secret documents whilst making you squeal with electronic joy.



And Mr Removeable head USB Bot from gadget4all





If you've got a thing for Optimus Prime, meet your flash drive of choice.



And my faaaavourite, the very retro T-Bot R50 (one of whom I know personally).



Because you can never have enough robots.

Robot develops self awareness, lapses into deep sulk.



Developments in the field of robotics have produced the world's first emo robot, able to cry and express a range of human emotions in order to better assimilate into our illogical world of quivering flesh. With a face resembling Imelda Marcos after a big night out, KOBIAN adopts a slew of kabuki-esque poses, such as slouching dejectedly towards the floor with a hand clamped theatrically to her forehead, in order to adequately express the shock, horror and ennui the comes from being designed to look like a fridge in drag.



Via the awesome Pink Tentacle blog.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Uncanny advances in clone technology




The Willow Garage Robot can plug itself into wall socket with the same level of accuracy I attain before noon whilst hungover. If they built it to swear in frustration too I'd buy one to replace myself at work.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Snakes on a disputed territory...



If you are scared of the future, and terrified by snakes, I have very, very bad news for you. Especially if you are borderline incontinent.

Bring on the robotic camera snake. Let's make it even scarier by revealing that it shall be manned by enraged soldiers with access to explosives and dodgy Israeli pop music.

Be very, very afraid.




[ Via engadget ]