I’m not sure if anyone has seen the new version of Gort or not, but you can see a very brief glimpse of the robot in the new teaser trailer. And I mean barely. Hit the link for a look.
Some clever robot lover milled this little brass robot and parked it not on a dime but on a quarter. It’s just cute.
Robot insect builder TinyMinds, creates little robots that will either defend your home or maybe just collectively attack you one day. I don’t know which, but I know they are some cool robo creations. Whether its the flapping wings of the mosquito-bot Gonzo, or the wobbling of octopod legs on his Cthulhu, each of one of the little BugBots is unique. Each bug is made from a variety of found parts and components and they run entirely on solar power. TinyMinds’ robotic bugs range in price from about $60 to $80.
Japanese Performance artist Momoyo Torimitsu built a crawling Japanese businessman robot and then took it to the streets of Australia. I’m sure it creeped out lots of kids and got a ton of attention. The bot is her statement on the Japanese salaryman lifestyle and the upcoming Asian economic crash. It equates the Japanese salaryman with the soldier on the battlefield. You gotta love that a Japanese nurse is pulling down the pants of a robot man in the middle of the street.
It’s always nice when our killer can look us in the face. Even when it crawls on six legs. Measuring 2m across this six-legged walking robot will make heads turn. The WALKING HEAD is just that. Enclosed inside the LCD-generated virtual human head is an intelligent chip.
It’s also got a scanning ultra-sound sensor that builds bridges between AI and extra-sensory perception. It can detect any human presence around it. It even welcomes you with a display of awesome gyrations. The 4m wide platform that it performs on is no impediment. As it reaches the edge, it backs off and goes in a different direction. The pneumatically actuated robot is expected to evolve even further and transform into a virtual system with a wide repertoire of facial expressions, vocalizations, tilts, etc. It may even combine motion icons from its menu.
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