Geeks (myself included) seem to run on caffeine, but one company’s taking espresso to the next level with the Zipwhip, a robot that creates custom messages in espresso.

Out in the Pacific Northwest where I live, being a barista is Serious Business. So serious, in fact, that there are actually awards ...
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No, dear reader, the title is not a reference to Marilyn Manson’s hit record from the 90s, but actually quite literal. Just mechanical animals!

These are the product of Andrew Chase‘s work, moving mechanical sculptures made out of spare parts such as automobile transmission parts, electrical conduits, plumbing parts and sheet ...
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A Japanese robotics expert unveils a fantastic transforming RC car.

Since the first wave of Transformers landed on toy shelves in the mid-1980′s, I’m sure the thought of a self-transforming Optimus Prime or Megatron was an impossible dream to many a fan of the popular Hasbro robots back in the hey-day. ...
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This robot is not the first one who stays upright even when kicked. However, the balance system that was employed here is really innovative.

Junichi Urata and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo’s JSK Lab, led by Professor Masayuki Inaba, concluded that robots based on electrical motors have limited ...
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Not many of us can take the Transformers franchise seriously anymore after what Michael Bay did to the movies, but we’ll always feel something for the classics. And the classic Transformers show was one of the most creative TV shows at the time, and we’re glad it’s been brought to ...
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If you love robots, then you might want to considers booking a trip to Expo 2012′s robotics pavilion in Yeosu, South Korea. One of the exhibits will be dedicated specifically to aquatic robots.

The theme for this year’s Expo is The Living Ocean and Coast.” Special thanks to Plastic Pals for ...
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Of all the sea creatures, the octopus is probably the coolest, because they move pretty fast for invertebrates. It’s inevitable that some people would want to build robots out of them.

The Octopus Integrating Project, which comes to us courtesy of Technabob, is a collaboration by several universities in Europe and ...
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Don’t commit crimes anywhere, but especially in South Korea. Why, you ask? Because prisons have robots guarding them. The robot apocalypse is coming!

Okay, these guys here aren’t so bad… first of all they are not armed, unless you consider a microphone and a kinect sensor weapons. But these androids are ...
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Seriously, guys, we’re all going to die.

I don’t mean to alarm you, but we’re going to die. And I don’t mean at 90 in your home after a long and happy life. No. Sorry. I mean that we are going to die at the hands of crazy robots with the ...
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It is every child’s dream to be in the shoes of Charlie Bucket, who wins the contest in Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

Inspired by the children’s book, Doktor A recently contributed his Steampunk robot Willy Wonka to the Monsters and Misfits Show, which took place in Japan. Just ...
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