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Inside BotCon 2011: In Pictures by Skirmisher on Jun 8, 2011For fans of the Transformers franchise, BotCon is like an all-day orgy with Megan Fox types, where there is orgasm at every turn. But for ordinary humans, it simply looks like a gathering of people dressed up as robots. Which can still be fun! And he...
Gadgets and RC Helicopters at Xenon Project by Skirmisher on May 21, 2011People living in different rural parts of the world make it difficult for them to find and purchase quality RC toys. But now, with the aid of the latest technological advancements made available at present, it is easier to reach and find anything in...
Robots: How They Pose As Either Mankind’s Doom Or Salvation by Skirmisher on Oct 4, 2010Robots are all around as whether we’re aware of them or not: from the industrial robots used in manufacturing automobiles, to the humanoid robots scientists make either as some form of entertainment or as possible companions to humans. We have...
Latest “Most Advanced” Humanoid Robot May Still Not Look Like It Can Stomp On Your Skull… by Skirmisher on Sep 21, 2010…and examine your brains to feed its half-organic offspring, but those robot-making folks from AIST and Kawada Industries will NOT STOP until they succeed in making robot humanoids awesome enough to send mankind huddling in dark caves.
The World’s First Cyborg by Skirmisher on Aug 19, 2010In 1998, cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick became the world’s first cyborg after having a radio frequency ID implanted in his arm. The implant allowed him to turn on lights by just snapping his fingers, because you know, pressing a switch is...
EMILY Robot Is Your Friendly Zuma Beach Lifeguard This Summer by Skirmisher on Jun 27, 2010Having rescued more than 70,000 people in 2009, EMILY Lifeguard robots may not look as hot as the Baywatch babes, but these rescuers deliver the goods: the drowning you. This summer, EMILY (for EMergency Integrated Lifesaving lanYard) began patroll...
The Day A Robot Weds A Human Couple by Skirmisher on May 16, 2010A four-foot-tall robot named I-Fairy wed a Japanese couple in Tokyo. Made by a company called Kokoro Co, presumably in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, the robot had characteristic flashing eyes and a pigtail and said wedding-y things like “Please li...
