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Woz in Flashdance Remake is Too Good to Be True

Brian Lam — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:30:11 +0000

Woz doing the worm, robot, and more. I’d watch this movie. As long as he keeps his undershirt on. [Jimmy Kimmel, More on Woz Dancing]

First Picture of Woz Primed to Dance Into America’s Hearts

Adam Frucci — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:08:18 +0000

Oh, Woz. I want to tease you, but deep down I’ve got to respect you for doing whatever the hell you want and not caring what anybody thinks. Dance your heart out, Woz.

And for those of you interested, Woz’s partner in this will be Ukrainian dance champion Karina Smirnoff, one of my favourite Eastern European dance champions. Oh, and in case you weren’t aware, fucking Steve-O from Jackass is in this as well. God help us all.
[LiveJournal via The Daily What]

Meet Ken, The Amazing Dancing Audiophile

John Herrman — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:20:00 +0000

There are the snobby, deluded audiophiles who troll internet forums all day arguing about the merits of acoustic cryocoolers and adaptive spectral perceptual entropy coding, and then there’s Ken.

Call his rig a ripoff if you want (his speakers, Bowers & Wilkins 802Ds, probably set him back over $US15,000), but don’t impugn his enthusiasm. For these ten decreasingly-appareled minutes, Ken the Audiophile is the happiest man in the entire world, and he only has B&W, Keith Richards and ~~his predatory loan officer~~ beer to thank for it. —Thanks, Jonathan

Hexapod Robot Dance-Off Is the Future of Bad Teen Dance Flicks

Mark Wilson — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000

What you are about to see is real footage of a real event. From the 3rd annual Austrian Hexapod Championships, watch robots dance it off in extreme competition, surprisingly, without a single tongue-in-cheek reference to the dance known as the robot. If one of these entrants looks familiar, that’s because he is. The…uhh…one in the hat does a routine to Mambo No. 5 that can be seen in full here. Otherwise, enjoy the freaky dance montage and the nightmares that will surely accompany it. [via MAKE]

Spooky Hexapod Dancing Robot Scares Ladies Your Way

Gizmodo US Edition — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:20:34 +0000

This six-legged, pimp-headed robot dancing to Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5″ is all sorts of freaky. It’s been on YouTube for a few weeks, but I thought it was perfect for Halloween, as evidenced by that pins-and-needles feeling I get watching it. Remember that scene in Toy Story when the maltreated toys go after Buzz and Woody? Why the hell would someone want to replicate toys so scary? It’s enough to make me go running and screaming like a girl—wait, I totally forgot, I am a girl. Maybe you guys should show your lady friends this clip, so you can magically morph into Prince Charmings to protect and console them. [Geekologie]

Your Very Own Optimus Prime Can Dance to JT Too

Gizmodo US Edition — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:45:52 +0000

I’ve seen quite a few R/C cars in my day, but I’ve never seen one that actually transforms the way Optimus Prime can. The RCRC (or Remote Controlled Robotic Car) offers four modes for your entertainment: robot, truck, sports car, and “hip-hop dance.” Yes, you just read that correctly. And I definitely hope I don’t meet whoever was controlling that RCRC out on the road someday. The RCRC also comes with a rechargeable battery, but unfortunately (or is that fortunately?) not Megan Fox. [Technabob]

Man Dances Passionately With a 5 Ton Digging Machine

Sean Fallon — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Sometimes we forget that diggers are more than just utilitarian machines. Inside their steel body beats a heart filled with passion…and lust. Behold the grace and beauty of the ‘Transports Exceptionnels’ performed by one 5-ton digging machine and a crazy guy from a French dance group. It just goes to show you—when it comes to art, there is no such thing as “too stupid.” [Reuters via Geekologie]

Red Bull Gives Your DJ Table Wings (and Balls)

Sean Fallon — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:15:00 +0000

Red Bull has teamed up with Canadian design company Cocoon to develop a functional DJ table that represents “Red Bull’s sponsorship of an actual nightlife experience.” The table features a backlit logo panel, ventilation for laptops and slots for vinyl records and large CD booklets. As you will see in the image after the break, it also features a curious cutout on the undercarriage where you feed your cords. I am shocked and appalled that a wholesome product like Red Bull could be the catalyst for such immaturity.

[Cocoon via Designboom via Josh Spear]

Dancing Keepon Robot Goes On Sale For Researchers, Cheap Version Soon

Kit Eaton — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:30:28 +0000

Keepon has been robotically dancing his way into our souls for quite a while, though until now he’s been pretty much a hand-crafted one-off. But now his creators have started a company—BeatBots—to manufacture clones of the little guy. Keepon Pro will be the first product, weighing in with a hefty price tag of about $US30,000, and it’ll be aimed at research institutions for the purposes of investigating human-robot interactions. Fret not at that price, though: the company plans to simplify the mechanism and release a version with a cheaper price tag. And if you’re wondering what kind of human-robot interactions Keepon can do, click below to see a vid of him in action.

I, for one, can’t wait to get my mitts on one. [GetRobo]

MechRC Robot Does Evolution of Robotic Dance Vid, Original Put to Shame

Kit Eaton — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:09:00 +0000

Incredible: what more’s there to say? Incredible. Based on Judson Laipply’s “Evolution of Dance Video,” but way better. We get to see a robot doing Vanilla Ice’s dance moves better than he did. A robot doing the “walk like an Egyptian” dance. The upcoming MechRC robot has been under development for three years and has 17 independently-controlled servos, and built-in audio. And if this video is anything to go by, when it goes on sale in the fall it should make quite a dent in the miniature robot world. [MechRC via RoboSavvy. —Thanks Limor]