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Man Versus Machine In Space - And Now, Movie Theaters
World War Robot, Ashley Wood's comic about the space war between man and machine, has been optioned for a movie. That's the good news. The great news? Jerry Bruckheimer is producing. There is no way this movie can fail. More »It's Bertie, the Pipebomb Robot Toy
Bertie the Robot is a sentient pipebomb, trained for desert combat and handy with both a handgun and a rocket launcher. He's got a lot of cool gear, but I'm still not sure how he aims when he has no eyes and a hole in his head. Conceived and built by artist Ashley Wood, Bertie is part of the perhaps slightly sarcastically-named "world war robot" series. You can check him out in combat action below, and also meet his evil twin Dirty Bertie. More »io9 Talks To Half Of World War Robot