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Andre Kutscherauer, bot artist

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Sweet 3D renderings of very whimsical robots. Want one.

Andre Kutscherauer [via Bot Junkie]

The Thinker

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Thinker

Robot Takes over Int’l Space Station

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

The New Space Station Robot Asks to be Called “Dextre the Magnificent”

Dextre robot arm

“In a surprising and potentially troubling request, the new space station robot known as Dextre demanded that astronauts refer to it in the future at “Dextre the Magnificent.” Brandishing power tools that would make any handyperson blush, the mobile servicing system thanked humans for creating it and promised a glorious future where humans would retain an important role in the new robot order. Dextre was deployed last month to help build and service the International Space Station. As seen in the above picture, Dextre is truly a technological marvel, wielding long arms capable of handling both small tools and large modules with precision dexterity. ”

NASA [via Bot Junkie]

Slava Robotam

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

I luv luv luv СЛАВА РОБОТАМ (loosely translated - “word of the robots” (although with Russian grammar, it could also work as “Word Up to the Robots” (q.v., “Slava Bogu”))



Shane Willis


Casey Weldon

I miss St. Petersburg somedays. Then I recall my friends being killed by the Mafia….

Daily Photo: I told you this would happen

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Tom never, ever listened to me.

Photo of the Day: Too much WD-40

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Photo of the Day: Eraser Man

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Erm… He’s only doing that so he can replace the pencil with pen.

For permanency.

Right?

Dancing Robot to Preserve Japan’s Folk Arts

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Kawada’s HRP-2 (aka Promet) has been programmed to reproduce dance steps with the practiced grace of an electronic geisha.

So far the 128-pound (58-kilogram) dancebot has been taught the fluid motions of the Aizu-Bandaisan—a traditional Japanese folk dance—as well as more mundane tasks such as serving tea, carrying a table, and standing up from a prone position.

OK - now it should be noted, that I am the most jaded American roboticist I know. Been there, done that, flown half way ’round the world to see it, too.

The following video is the single coolest thing I’ve seen in robotic movement. Ever.

Better than Asimo.
Way better than Qrio.
And yes, even better than the micro-electronic hand that could grab the tobiko egg.

Watch this video and be awed.

I think Promet ought to call out Asimo to some seedy back alley in Shinjuku (filled with indigent tour-bots and broken down vacuums) and bitch slap him.

Of course, Lem knew about it ten months ago.

Photo of the Day: Robots are Stealing our Strippers

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Photo of the Day: BeggarBot

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Photo of the Day: Johnny

Monday, August 6th, 2007

Photo of the Day: Spanish Bot

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Photo of the Day: Tetsujin

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Photo of the Day: Dinner Time

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Photo of the Day: Transformer

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007


This is cool. I want one.