Fun robotic happenings such as movies, art installations and performances, music, and more.
Usually when you think about "robot videos", you think about blockbuster movies like Transformers, Wall-E, Short Circuit, Real Steel and others. You would be surprised however to see just how many free robot-themed animated / CGI short movies are out there, many of which could easily be misconstrue…
Fast Rubik's Cube Robot Everybody has seen a Rubik's Cube solving robot. They usually do a great job at it but, although they are faster than average humans, a trained human can usually beat them in terms of speed. This new robot solves the cube not only in the most efficient way possibl…
Making replicas of robots seen in movies is not uncommon and there are many replicas of R2D2, Wall-E and Jonny 5 to name a few. Many of these incorporate a high level of detail while being faithful to the original robot's look and feel.
Robocop 2014 The trailer for the upcoming RoboCop movie has recently been released and it provides a glimpse as to the new movie's plot. True to the original, the remake depicts a wounded police officer who is brought back to life with what seems to be very advanced full-body prosthetics. This e…
While our neighbors in the USA use drones for warfare and spying, here in Canada we have other types of applications for UAVs that address other types of peace-disturbing assailants: geese. If there's something strange in your neighborhood. Who ya gonna call? Goosebusters! Steve Wambolt was …
Owning a 3D printer can be lots of fun and opens up a lot of possibilities for fabricating objects. However, if you want to print an object, you need to design it in a CAD program. This is a limitation that Volumental is trying to remove. By making it easy to scan objects (even people) and getting …
The Linux way of getting a sandwich Besides loving robots, we love to eat sandwiches. So when we see robots making sandwiches that we can (probably) eat it makes us really happy. How to make us even happier? Make those robots DIY and made from parts you can find at RobotShop. The robot…
Fake Google Driverless Car F.A.T. played a practical joke on Manhattan residents recently by creating a fake Google driverless / autonomous car and "autonomously" roaming the streets. They displayed terrible driving skills (even staged some accidents), and acted as offensively as they could. See…
UAV Proposal by Fresno Aerial Photography Nothing says "I love you" better than a robot, right? That's exactly what Jason thought when he proposed to his girlfriend Christina. Did she say "Yes!"?. Watch the video below to find out. We believe there are many cheesy ways of proposing but we
Cubiebot, Filmmaker Robot Cubiebot, a little robot made from hobbyist robot parts and cardboard is directing and filming its own documentary. As a matter of fact, many of these filmmaker robots are on the loose interviewing humans about their relationships with other robots. As shown in the v
2045 Milestones Dmitry Itskov, a Russian mogul, recently launched the "2045 Initiative". His main goal is to promote the development of technology aimed at achieving immortality. As shown in the image above, the project has very ambitious milestones that can be arguably a bit too optimistic.
Robot Combat League The SyFy Channel recently launched the new "Robot Combat League"; a new series featuring large, ~2m tall humanoid robots fighting against each other one on one (almost identical to the robots in the movie "Real Steel"). Each robot is controlled by two operators (one for th
Le calculateur de couple de bras robotique est destiné à vous aider à choisir le bon moteur pour chaque articulation de votre bras robotique. Le couple (T) nécessaire à chaque articulation est calculé comme pour le pire des cas (levée d'un poi…
Bots High Remember BattleBots? The TV show where two remote controlled robots would enter a weaponized arena and fight it out for 3 minutes or until one stopped moving. The name "Bots High" is a combination of "Robots" and "High School". Well, even though the show ended, the competitions have…
Henry and the Incredibly Incorrigible, Inconveniently Intelligent Smart Human Author Lynn Messina imagined a world where robots are the norm and humans are convenient appliances to do menial chores around the house. In her book Henry and the Incredibly Incorrigible, Inconveniently Intelligen
Minds + Machine TV Add General Electric has released what might be the most epic robot-themed TV ad ever. Take a look below. The ad features many well known real robots as well as robots from science-fiction. The fictional robots include Robbie, B-9 (Lost in Space), the original K.I.T.T.
