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Creepy Human-like Robot: Geminoid DK

Geminoids are basically remote-controlled slave robots powered by a quiet air servo... more

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Kaspar the friendly robot helps autistic kids

Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little girls held her hand and turned stiff... more

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i want all the bad shit to go away ;)

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So a Robot Rolls in to a Coffee Shop …

Only in California: Aaron Blumenshine spotted an Anybots telepresence robot ordering a... more

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How I, Robot inspired an Indian-American

Inspired by the Will Smith-starrer, Akash Krishnan bags top science prize. Suman Guha... more

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Tokyo Maker Faire - Make: Tokyo 06 Highlights

Scenes from Make: Tokyo 06 We talk to Make blogger Matt Mets and inventor Mitch... more

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Nexi - The Next Generation Robot

The latest invention of all time, named as Nexi, is a Robot that can communicate with... more

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Toy Robot in Space!

A toy robot was launched 95,000 feet above the Cambridge country side, attached to an... more

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Remote Control Flying Turkey Quadricopter Drops Pies on People

We have the technology, we can build him. By him they mean a flying Turkey which drops... more

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Music video in space!

Music video filmed 95,000 feet into space

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Penguins Make a Friend

Shimura Zoo decides to create a penguin robot (with added pipe) to herd a group of... more

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10 Robots You Can Actually Date

The article has gathered 10 robots you can actually date. Although some may not... more

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Robot Wars: 10 Recent Developments in Unmanned Warfare You Haven’t Heard About

When the war in Afghanistan kicked off, the U.S. military only had a handful of drones or unmanned weapons on the battlefield. Now it’s one of the military’s main concerns as they race to outdo the competition developing innovative robots that do the dirty work. Technology is always changing and here’s a look at some of the recent developments in unmanned warfare that’s making its way to a war zone.

1. Micro aerial vehicles. Measuring just 13 inches, micro air vehicles are small, but not too small, allowing them to photograph large areas and bring back the footage. The first version created by Honeywell is a bit noisier than military would like and they’re creating a second generation model that will bring back better images and even less detectable sometime next year.

2. The X-47B. This is an amazing unmanned aerial vehicle that seems to be straight from the movies. The X-47B is more along the lines of what the future of unmanned warfare will look like, with unmanned vehicles able to carry out missions because they’re equipped with weapons. This one carries up to 4,500 pounds of weapons, making it a deadly weapon that will float around and strike (hopefully) at the right time.

3. Robosoldiers. While the U.S. focuses on unmanned planes, Israel is fixated on the robosolider. They’re combining what they already know about UAVs and implementing “see-shoot” robotic soldiers that are actually trained by military officials in closed quarters. Israel’s ultimate plan is to have the Israel-Gaza border be the first border manned by these robosoldiers.

4. Flying saucers. The Department of Defense claims these smaller UAVs will be optimal during warfare in urban areas. They’re smaller than most aerial UAVs and cost less to produce. It’s battery powered and there are versions being made all over the world, but only prototypes have been tested. Will flying saucers ever make it to actual battle? Maybe, but it seems other models are outdoing the progress made with saucers.

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Video: A Contest For The Most Spectacularly Self-Destructive Robots

The gruesome scene above started out as a sweet teddy bears' birthday party, but quickly degenerated into a fiery conflagration when the bears’ robot servant attempted to cut them a piece of cake.
This nameless failure of a robo-waiter (seen in action below) was the winning video entry in SparkFun Electronics’ Antimov competition – a contest challenging amateur robot engineers to build a bot that defies Isaac Asimov’s third Law of Robotics: that a robot must protect its own existence. Instead, these robots attempt menial tasks and destroy themselves while failing spectacularly at accomplishing their goals.

The event took place on Saturday in Boulder, Colorado, but participants were invited to send video submissions as well. The birthday party inferno, submitted by Dennis Brunner, was actually supposed to be a live entry, but due to fire regulations, the fire marshal wouldn't allow it, and the party became a video entry.
A knack for robocide seems to run in the family: the winners of the live competition were Brunner's children: Brian, 13, and Rebecca, 11. Their Lego robot, dressed as a bank robber and balanced on a seesaw, cut through a rope attached to a bag of money, which fell on the seesaw, flinging the robot into the air and smashing it into smithereens.

"We didn't have that many live entries," said Pete Dokter, director of engineering at SparkFun. "Apparently people figured out that it was going to take real work to do it and they would have to destroy their creation in the end."
Speaking of destruction, observe the sad fate of video entry ChefBot: a friendly, only marginally creepy-looking little guy on a mission to make you a delicious crème brûlée. Sadly, as you will see, he too is doomed to end in flames.

Dokter says SparkFun intends to run the competition again next year and that people have "expressed renewed interest." With any luck, that means we'll have more demonstrative robot fireballs to look forward to in 12 months.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-10/video-contest-most-spectacular-robot-failuresThe gruesome scene above started out as a sweet teddy bears' birthday party, but... more