Robots
Design
Robot Wine Rack Isn’t Fooling Anyone With That Disguise
10:00AM Jack Loftus | The designers say the moustache on this Robot Wine Rack is optional, but let’s be honest with ourselves, shall we? We all know one does not in good taste forgo the donning of a moustache when one is readily available. More »
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Robot Polar Bears: Less Dangerous Than Real Bears, For Now
2:30AM Chris Jacob | Instead of replacing the St. Louis Zoo’s deceased polar bears with live ones, zoo officials put robots up in their place. This slightly-better-than-average yard display will surely be remembered as the humble beginning of the robot bear uprising. More »
Weapons
Weapons, Robots And Spy Gear From The Paris Military-Police Expo
1:00AM Apoorva Prasad | The Milipol exhibition in Paris is where all the pros play with the military-industrial complex’s hottest toys. I used special commando skills (and a press badge) to infiltrate the premises and show you the world’s freshest, most mind-blowing security tech. More »
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8:30AM Kyle VanHemert | Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Texas A&M University reminds us that technology, when applied creatively, can be timeless and transcendent. More »
Fly Away
8:30AM Kyle VanHemert | Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Texas A&M University reminds us that technology, when applied creatively, can be timeless and transcendent. More »
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Michael Jackson’s 3D Body Scans On eBay For $US1.5m
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The 10 Best Videos Of Man (And Creature) Fused With Machines
1:40PM Sean Fallon | A spillover from last week’s Cyborg-a-thon, Wired has put together a list of the top 10 cyborg videos. But not everything is about fusing man with machine. More »
Design
I Just Can’t Get Enough Of These Robolamps
6:40AM Sean Fallon | Croatian artist Robert Matysiak has a really awesome thing going with his Robolamps. It’s just a bunch of plumbing supplies and green light bulbs, but I want to collect them all. More »
Robots
Cheap Open Source Robots Set To Take Over The World
8:05AM Rosa Golijan | How can we fear the robot revolution when it’s our own DIY handiwork and GPL? Each of these swarm robots costs less than €100 (about $160) to build and has a mind powered by open-source software. More »
Science
This Cyborg Life Gets Unplugged
7:06AM Mark Wilson | It’s time to wrap up last week’s theme, This Cyborg Life, a look into the future of the machine called Man. More »
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