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• Retro Wall-E Posters

  I totally can't wait for Pixar's latest flick, Wall-E, and these retro posters designed by Eric Tan (he also designed some for previous Pixar films) are only stoking the flames of my geek passion hotter. The best part? They won't come cheap, but all of the posters below can be purchased, for permanent placement on your wall: Read More... Posted Jun 23 2008, 03:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Robots, Movies, Posters

• Koreannovation 2008: Ringbo, The Riding Robot

  No, I didn’t ride this. Yes, I wanted to. No, they wouldn’t let me. After we got past that little tiff, I found out that Ringbo is a pretty cool little driving machine from Airrobot. Basically, Ringbo is controlled by the two handles you see as his ears. They swivel forwards and backwards controlling Ringbo’s movement. Ringbo himself responds to said movements, and can talk in either Korean, English, or any other programmable language. His other neat little feature is that he has motion sensors (the black bar at its base) in the front and back, so he won’t crash. Fun, and safe for kids! And not full grown bloggers, apparently. Now, I need your help Materialistas. Seriously. Find out with what, after the jump... Read More... Posted May 15 2008, 12:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: toys, Robots, Koreannovation

• i-Sobot is World’s Smallest Douchebag

  With a 200 word vocabulary, the ability to do push-ups on command, and pre-programmed responses to simple verbal commands, like “What’s Up?” there’s no doubt about it: the i-Sobot is the world’s smallest douchebag. More reasons this robot is a little a-hole, after the jump...  Read More... Posted May 01 2008, 05:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: toys, Robots

• The $5,000 Seal

  [Photo Via]  Paro Robots U.S. Inc. has created a robotic seal designed to make you feel good and stuff. To be more specific, it is being developed as a "therapeutic service robot" for use in hospitals and other care facilities. The press release asserts that this cute-as-a-button doll contains "software behavior generation and voice recognition systems, and an array of sensors that working together, enable Paro to respond in a lifelike manner. The Paro robot can “see,” “hear,” and move proactively as well as reactively." $5,000 people!!! I remember having something very similar as a small child, which gave me comfort and love and a sense of personal well-being... Read More... Posted Apr 15 2008, 12:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: tech, Robots

• Robot Wars

  vs. That's Gizmo (on the left). He's adorable. But sometimes, in the dark of the night, I think it might be cool to have a robot friend too. Because, well, I'm still of the mind that if I actually own a robot...then obviously, hover cars are right around the corner. A look at some of the robots I've considered:   Read More... Posted Mar 28 2008, 03:30 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: gadgets, tech, Robots

• Danger! Danger! It’s Cold Out!

  Lamest post heading ever. Anywho, Albert is a robot coat hanger from Our Children's Gorilla you can pick up at Brooklyn’s own Matter. It was a Lost in Space reference, by the way. Sigh. [$45, Matter] [Via CraziestGadgets] Posted Mar 18 2008, 01:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: home, Robots

• Product Porn: REEM-B, The Robot Butler

  Not to get picky, but this video starts with the totally ludicrous statement, "Do you think you've seen everything about robots?" Who thinks that? Are there a lot of people going around complaining about how robots are boring, and they're sick and tired of all the robots all over the place? NOBODY thinks that, as there ARE no robots all over the place. That being said, here's REEM-B, the robot butler of the future: [Via Born Rich]  Posted Mar 04 2008, 11:30 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Videos, Product Porn, Robots