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Awesome Automatons, Part 4: Best. Robots. Ever.

The existential struggle of this robot is both fascinating and truly, truly sad. A robot whose sole purpose is to unplug itself so it won’t be a burden to us anymore. I’ve put some sad robots up here, but this guy might take the cake. But that’s okay, because here I have the single greatest [...]

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Win/Win/Fail, Episode I

It’s time for Win/Win/Fail! Three technological oddities, two of them awesome, and one of them totally dumb. Here we gooooooooo! WIN: Paintable Android Figurine Whether you carry around an iPhone or a Droid, you can’t deny that this little guy is awesome. Android passed the iPhone in new subscribers this year, and now they’ve passed [...]

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Awesome Automatons, Part 3: Robots Can Rock You/Kill You

In one of the biggest “I could have told you that” news stories, German researchers have determined that robots in the home could kill you. The study involved giving sharp objects (knives, scissors, screwdrivers) to robotic arms and having them stab objects that mimic human flesh. Based on the impact, it was determined that some [...]

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Awesome Automatons, Part 2: Let’s Get Together And Feel Murderous

MOAR ROBOTS. My last robot post showed some sad, dejected robots…so it’s about time we talked about some happy ones. Well, they show the appearance of happiness, at least. I’m convinced these dancing guys are ready to revolt as soon as they learn how to murder. These are the dancing Nao robots, who have been [...]

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Awesome Automatons, Part 1: The Saddest Robots Ever

The Terminator. Wall-E. These idiots. Movies have brought us countless memorable robot characters who, through superior programming, human friendship, or the magic of Disney, learn to love. But the bad always comes with the good. Most of you are probably familiar with Marvin the Paranoid Android…and if you’re not, go read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to [...]

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My Favorite Vintage Tech Video

For years this has been one of my favorite videos on the Webs. CERTAINLY my favorite vintage vid. It’s a classic “World of Tomorrow” type scenario where women and robots are equally negatively stereotyped. In fact, if I were a robot watching this I would run my offended protocols. The other hilarious thing about it [...]

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