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more about #robots Invisible-Echidna: Optimus developed an eating disorder. :( Hollywood strikes again.. more » Enigmas: Totoro is my new desktop picture at work. So great! Though I really wish it would snow here now so I could build a snow-Tardis. more » Jeriba: Even though I would never have figured it out without the title, "Temple of Doom" is absolute genius. more » Ruthless, If you let me: Batman in number 5 looks like he is wearing Vader's suit; or Vader is wearing Batman's cowl. more » Obama takes time to read kotaku's comments...: very warhammer4okish... more » Smeagol92055: 3 looks like it wants to eat Johnny Rico's eyes for JuJubees. more » Hamslicer: Fantastic. more » Butts_McCracken: If the Terminator franchise ever gets back on its feet, they so need to get this guy to design Skynet's next round of hunter/killer toys. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Im sure Mangas already got the one-up on this. Dominion Tank Police's crazy general had a huge tank that had Mandibles at the front which allowed the ... more » hamshank: that rusty minigun on #1 would get really squeaky and annoying ... which attitude, I suddenly realise, shows how unsuitable I am for being allowed to ... more » Reavyn29: Is..is that a Campbell's soup can on the face of #4? more » SJ_Edwards: I'm liking the biomorphology and the techno-cruddiness. Yay, for future rust! Even titanium superalloys eventually 'tarnish' and pit. That's how we'l... more » codepage9: Get some wheels on the ends of their feet and you've got some kickass Tachikomas more » Belabras: Very cool. more » Klebert L. Hall: "We're hoping that all college football teams use robotic mascots, which can wage epic battles during halftime." That would be cool. All I ever think... more » smartboydan is banned from Deadspin :(: Hmm. They already have a human in a mascot suit. He's called Hairy Dog and he sucks. Go JACKETS!!! more » Jurandr: What the hell is with them? I understand their purpose- ethical treatment of animals, but why do they pick such stupid fights? I bet that dog is WAA... more » Nivenus: Oookay. I get the fact that bulldogs are artificially bred and such and such, but, as others have said, choose your battles better PETA. This just mak... more » strixus: Pphtttt. That dog and its kin get to live better than most of their students and grad students do. PETA really should pick its battles better. more » EdificeComplex: A robotic wolverine? Those damn Buckeyes won't stand a chance! GO BLUE! more » -
#scifisnowmen
Fun and Fantastical Snowmen to Make Your Winter Bright
If you live in one of the snowy parts of the world, you could make a boring snowman out of three round balls. Or, you could take your cue from these folks and make snowy robots, aliens, superheroes, and monsters. More » -
#conceptart
The Man-Faced Mechas and Bug-Shaped Vehcles of Our Future Wars
Concept artist Rael Lyra designs rusted, well-worn mechas with shapes inspired by fish, insects, and the human body. And sometimes human faces — and human skulls — turn up in unexpected places. More » -
#futuremascots
In The Future, Our Pride May Be Robotic
PETA has asked the University of Georgia to replace their recently-deceased dog mascot with an animatronic robot or costumed human. We're hoping that all college football teams use robotic mascots, which can wage epic battles during halftime. [Photo from SportsbyBrooks] -
#robotics
Fall Into the Uncanny Valley With Your Own Robot Double
Need a gift for the robot aficionado who has everything? A Japanese company is giving consumers the opportunity to buy a moving, talking robot that looks just like them, only creepier. More » -
#conceptart
Relive the Human-Machine War with Matrix Concept Art
Even if you prefer to pretend that the latter Matrix movies don't exist, you can still appreciate these gloomy pieces of concept art from The Matrix trilogy, filled with sinister machines and the interminable levels of the human city Zion. More » -
#crime
Giant Dinosaur Robot Puppet On The Loose
Dino theft! A five foot tall robotic dinosaur has been stolen from the Walking With Dinosaurs exhibit in Mexico. It's worth about $89,650. Meanwhile some kid South of the border is having the best birthday party ever. [BBC] -
#conceptart
Common House Pet, Or Malevolent Mechanized Murderer?
Next time you see a seemingly ordinary house cat or backyard crow, consider Ryan Abegglen's mechanical beasts. These robotic soldiers of fortune are outfitted with an amusing array of abilities, from cheetah-blood powered combustion engines to explosive turd bombs. More » -
#madrobotics
A Robot Who Can Be Your Real-Life Avatar
One of the dreams of robotics has been to create a machine that can act as a remote version of its operator - like the movie Surrogates, only cool. Now a group of Korean engineers have brought us closer to this goal. More » -
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#terminator
The Worst Props From The Terminator Salvation Auction
The cash-strapped Halcyon is having a huge auction, and every single scrap of crap from Terminator 4 is up for sale. There's an aged microwave, Moon's messed-up bra — even a mysterious silver go-go dancing outfit for Helena Bonham Carter. More » -
#chartporn
Recent Poll Reveals Massive Untapped Market for Sexbots
If you could have a personal robot that did just one thing, what would it be? That's what futurist Mike Treder asked the readers of his blog, and the top answers revealed what we secretly (or not so secretly) suspected. More » -
#conceptart
Transformers Vases Are Pottery in Disguise
Could there be a brightly colored robot lurking beneath your great aunt's Ming vase? Part traditional Chinese vessel, part manga-inspired mecha, these colorful pieces of pottery are sure to liven up any mantle. More » -
#robots
Yesterday's Robots Find New Life In Art
Cartoony, old-fashioned and full of dark humor, we've fallen in love with Brian Despain's melancholy robots. Click for more, and if you're in Seattle, you can see some of his work at the Roq La Rue Gallery until December 5th. More » -
#robotart
Cute Robot Sculptures Are Both Scrappy And Made Of Scrap
After the apocalypse, we'll need to build our new robot helpers out of whatever we can find... and we'll need them to be as cute as possible, to cheer us up. So thank goodness for Mike "Slobot" Heisler's recycled robots. More » -
#foundfootage
How To Reattach A Severed Robot Head
Rutger Hauer finds a severed robot head on the ground, and helps it get a new body, in this hilariously unconvincing sequence from Omega Doom. Too bad Robot Blade was using that head as a soccer ball... and he's pissed. -
#weareold
The 6 Million Dollar Man Peddles His Bionic Hearing Aid
Good God, we are getting old. Lee Majors is doing Bionic Hearing Aid commercials. Nothing is more depressing than listening to our favorite cyborg talk about "frustrating tiny batteries." [via David Indy] More » -
#robots
Fleets of Autonomous Robots Coming to an Ocean Near You
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is preparing to roll out hundreds of small, seafaring robotic explorers. If you're out for a swim and a robot tries to make friends with you, don't stand in the way of science! More » -
#thedreammachine
Paprika Director Has Kid-Friendly Robotic Dreams
Satoshi Kon, the director behind such surreal animated films as Paprika and Perfect Blue is taking a crack at child-friendly fare with his all-robot road movie The Dream Machine. The film's first images highlight Kon's strange and lovely robotic creations. More » -
#art
Rare Dune Concept Art From One Of Space Opera's Greatest Visionaries
A pirate ship slices through space in concept art from the lost Dune movie of the 1970s. Artist Chris Foss crafted covers for some of science fiction's greatest books, reshaping how we see spaceships and robots. Check out our gallery. More » -
#robotart
Only Those Who Display Robot Art On Their Walls Will Escape The Wrath Of Destructo!
When we featured Brian Kappel's robot paintings a while back, many of you expressed a desire to own them as posters. Now you can show your solidarity with robot soldiers and food-service drones, with your own Kappel posters. More » -
#afternoonreading
A Story About Computer Failure Came Before The First Robot Conquest Story
This year is the 100th anniversary of the first story about the Internet going wrong. E.M. Forster (better known for A Passage To India) wrote "The Machine Stops" in 1909, and you can read it online. More »
