Robot cupcakes

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jun 8 2008 Published in: Daily Rambling Tags: , , ,

Post graduate university student Naomi made these wonderful robot cupcakes and post the photos on her flickr account.

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Chevrolet Aveo dancing robot commercial is an answer to C4 transformer

Written by: Bruce Cat on: May 22 2008 Published in: Art Tags: , , ,

Remember the Citroen C4 transformer ad from a few years ago? Well, in that ad the Citroen transformed into a robot, does a little dance and transformed back into a car.

This commercial with a dancing robot was made by StrawberryFrog Amsterdam, Holland for Chevrolet Aveo is an answer to the Citroen ad….I prefer this one.

Pain Girl the Robot Teaches Dental Students to be Less Pervy

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 3 2008 Published in: Robots Tags: , , , , ,

Simroid aka Pain Girl (Ita-gaaru) is a female patient robot designed by Kokoro Co., Ltd especially to train dental students.

According to Dr. Naotake Shibui of the Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, Simroid is modeled after a 28-year-old woman and she’ was designed to simulate a real female patient. She is equipped with pain sensors that trigger over 30 responses to indicate discomforts, hence the nickname Pain Girl.

Anax Imperator Machina

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Mar 21 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: , ,

Anax Imperator Machina

Anax Imperator Machina meaning The Emperor Dragonfly Machine in Latin is up for sale for $15k USD at Etsy.

Man Built Robot to Kill Self

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Mar 20 2008 Published in: Funny Stuffs Tags: , , , ,

An 81 year old male Australian senior citizen apparently built a robot to kill him. According to Fox news the man, who lived alone, had built an elaborate suicide robot attached with a 22 semi-automatic pistol loaded with four bullets from materials he found on the Net.

Terminator Moth Bugs Being Built/Grown

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Mar 20 2008 Published in: Robots Tags: , ,

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Flying robots have long been a science-fiction gadget, but now scientists are taking a short cut to achieve the concept. They have invented the robot bug; they have decided that it is practical to install all the technical gear needed on or actually in, a moth.

Boston Dynamics Big Dog

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Mar 20 2008 Published in: Robots Tags: , ,

This is creepy! Boston Dynamics just released a new video of the Big Dog on ice and snow.

The First Robot was Made in 1910 by a German

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Mar 17 2008 Published in: Robots Tags: ,

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According to Modern Mechanix, the first ever robot was made in 1910 by Friedrich Kaufman of Dresden, Germany. It was said to be a trumpet playing soldier and is at present on display in a museum in Munich, Southern Germany.