Archive for July 3rd, 2008

This little guy looks like he was cobbled together with a bunch of spare parts. it’s got a portable megaphone for talking and sports distance sensors so that it knows the location of pedestrians and how far away they are. That way he won’t get trampled over and he knows when to use the portable microphone at the right time. It has the ability to meet and greet people in half a dozen official languages of the United Nations.

That’s the way it goes. The small ones spread peace, while the big ones will gun you down.

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Here’s Optimus Prime in scrap metal form. I have to say, it’s beautiful work. It’s made by Robot-Models and stands over 7-feet tall, weighs 550 pounds, and costs a whopping $6,896. If that doesn’t fit your current budget, they also offer some smaller but just as awesome models for several hundred.

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Asahi Beer is known for experimenting with robot bartenders, but they have outdone themselves with Mr. Asahi, who just made his public debut at Selfridges in the UK. The robot took 200 hours to build they took their time(six months) fine-tuning it’s bartending skills. This little guy can serve customers in less than two minutes. How? He has a discreetly-hidden PC that controls the compressed air and various switching mechanisms. He also reportedly has a very pleasant demeanor. Check out the video below of this cute bot in action.
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Not only will robots kill us, but the polystyrene ones parade around killing the environment too. Now that’s badass. The maker f this 22 foot monstrosity is Michael Salter, a pack rat. Instead of letting all that clutter go to waste though, he put it to good use making robot sculptures.

It needs it’s own wooden, skeletal armature to keep it standing and moving vans to transport it. The smaller Styrobots at its feet keep people away so they won’t knock it down. He spent an entire winter cutting the pieces into shapes that were glued together. Why does he do it? His pieces are a comment on society’s mechanical made-for-waste industry.

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