Chiggity check out the livestream here!

Ray, it’s looking at me, Ray. . .

[Thanks Singularity Hub!]

[Mange takk LaughingSquid!]

Scott Hassan, Willow Garage founder, made a quick a dirty PR2 Contest after the PR2 launch party (for which all of us here at the Robunker suck because we couldn’t make it) for which the winners competed for a 10k aggregate prize.

Presented without (too much) comment, the winner:

[Thanks Hizook!]

The robot is making a light sculpture in real time for the
Xbox Game Halo Reach. Players log in to Facebook and get to plot one tiny speck of light in the location of their choice.

It is a nifty little project that the kids can squeal about, but I can’t help but think it’s really just a massive plot to direct the correct coordinates for total earth destruction by the alien forces watching us from behind Pluto. I would categorically refuse to participate in the destruction of human kind at the hands of faceless superfuture beings, but IT’S SO SHINY! Also, giant robot arm! YES!

This is the perfect gift for the evil supervillain in your life, especially if they lack a suitably heebie-jeebie inducing perimeter security system. And it’s also stylish! They do come in flat packs, though, so make sure you get all the boxes and that little wrench thing before you install.

[Big ups to the robot lovin' gnomes over at <"http://www.botjunkie.com/2010/08/12/norwegian-mailbox-drone/">BotJunkie]

Seriously people, I love Japan. Can anyone give us a quick translation of the conversation?

[Via @thinkgeek]

Bruce Whistlecraft, aka Doktor A, employs an array of olde and nu skool craftsmanships to take the entire cast of fictional robots on a time-bending fantasmutational romp.

I’m completely charmed by the imagery from an actual past, informed by a recent past, reconfigured as robot characters from the past’s alternative future. Check it out for yourself.

Artist, Designer, Fabricator, Collaborator, Customizer, Collector Whew! He’s busier than a one legged man in an ass-kicking contest who designs, builds and sends original robot toys all over the world to collectors and galleries. Though the figures have no traditional “working parts”, they do have incredibly believable details and lovely backstories. Cris is particularly interested in the relationship between robots and nature, and each character shows its wear and tear with pride. I hope to catch up with Cris soon and find out more about his robots, their histories and the art of decay.

I always cry at weddings, but this made me laugh. The full story of the i-Fairy wedding officiate in today’s news. Thanks, Neatorama!