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Barack Obama Gundam

January 3, 2012 @ 1:28 am

Photo via The Streets Are Calling

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A pair of robots making lunch

December 17, 2011 @ 12:25 pm

Robots aren’t delicate creations, which means that when it comes down to making food, they are going to be pretty bad at it if it doesn’t only involve stabbing and picking up stuff. But researchers at the Technical University of … Continue reading →

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The Ant-Roach: an inflatable robot with a life-saving purpose

November 22, 2011 @ 11:59 pm

BoingBoing posts this video from Saul Griffith on his inflatable walking robot called the Ant-Roach. The goal of building the Ant-Roach was to show the carrying capabilities of light-weight and portable machines and to possibly deploy them in life-saving situations … Continue reading →

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Robot Nation: your one-stop shop to make a custom full-color 3D robot

November 21, 2011 @ 6:00 am

So I just stumbled upon this website called Robot Nation where you can customize your own robot online and then send it to the company’s 3D printer for a full-color replica from anywhere from 2″-6″. That’s pretty neat! The 2″ … Continue reading →

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Robot tea infuser

November 16, 2011 @ 9:27 pm

Like the Tea Sub I posted earlier, this robot tea infuser sits inside a cup of hot water and slowly leaks out the flavor of tea you stuff into him. With clamps for hands, this guy will never drown. Get … Continue reading →

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The Rotundus GroundBot

November 9, 2011 @ 2:44 pm

Measuring the size of about an airplane wheel, this round robot called Rotundus GroundBot is destined for ground patrol in the very near future. It’s lightweight (just 55 pounds) and virtually silent even when it’s rolling at its max speed … Continue reading →

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