Robots

I mean, some people will still need to work to make the robots and keep them operational, obviously, but more and more manual labor will be done by unthinking, mechanical beasts.And we're well on our way! Just take a gander at this hulking housework robot recently unveiled in Japan.

he grand goal is to develop swarms of micro robots capable of morphing into virtually any form by clinging together.Seth Goldstein, who leads the research project, admits this is still a distant prospect

Like other Wowwee robots, there's a preprogrammed animation that goes off when it is first powered up. It's impressive: growling, snapping jaws and a whipping tail.

USB flash drives that resemble mini robots, racing motorcycles and the visages of your favorite rock band and, now, here’s one more feather to add to your hatful of USB.Wait, are we missing something here? Penguins! Yes, those flightless birds which inspire a cavalcade of coos, “so cute!�, as they march through their thankless and focused existence of survival in frightful Antarctic temperatures.

via Unwied View ]Powered by Gregarious (42)Share this page or bookmark it!Popularity: 2% [?]No Comments » PermalinkRobots In Disguise: Transformers Mega MerchandisingTuesday, June 5th, 2007 7:20 am by Enigma in Other GadgetsAll set and ready for Julys release of the new Transformers movie? Now is a good time to stock up on the full collection of Transformers Real Gear Gadget toys for ages 5 and up (that includes you). The original lineup of shape shifting Transformers toys from the 1980’s has been updated to mimic modern technological grown-up electronic gadgetry.

These unrelenting dorks had the moxie to dress up like iPhones and parade around like mentally challenged robots hailing taxis. I guess they think they are dancing.

There are many things to love about Japan and Japanese culture; incredible game shows, humanoid robots, miso soup, beautiful cherry blossoms and, last but in no way the least, air guitar champions.Yosuke Dainoji Ochi, proud winner of Finland’s 2007 air guitar championships (for the 2nd year in a row!), demonstrates his rock’n’roll abilities in this video

Who says that robots are just for guys? Certainly not the folks who came up with Sakura …She’s a pink and white girlie robot that your teenage kids will love. They can tell her their secrets and they are stored away with only you being able to unlock them.

For those of you who dont know, Gundam is a famous anime franchise in Japan, featuring giant robots (a.k

right before he died, so he must have liked robots. However, Kubrick iKub shuffle looks more like the Iron Giant than Haley Joel Osment.

Five lion robots join together to form one uber-robot to take on the bad guys from another galaxy. Cool looking transformer-like toys.

However, I doubt these robots will be smart enough to turn on you. Like the Lego Mindstorms toy, iRobot Create uses a programmable power source that is similar to iRobot's Scooba, a roaming vacuum cleaner.

Everybody loves robots. Who can resist those cute mechanical things that have the potential to take over the world? The newest to be delivered by the mechanical stork/assembly line is Takara Tomy's i-SOBOT.

In addition to new designs of classic toys like Optimus Prime, there are also new designs, modeled after things like cell phones and game boys. What part a cell phone will have in a movie about robots is a good question, but the toys still look cool.

Surely, two decades later, robots have gotten more sophisticated. If you look at how Johnny Five operates compared to today's "state of the art," it seems so old-school.

Ramyatadikonda | Nov 12 2007 Everyone of us will get excited when we look at Robots who can do some extraordinary things for us. Here is an USB Robot web cam that is extremely cute and tiny, but it functions in a wonderful way

While sure, I enjoyed Legos and Tinker Toys and the original Game Boy, I certainly didn't have any toys that involved fighting robots. Sure, Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots were around, but those weren't really robots.

At this point, you've got to think that Japan is just trying to creep us out with their robots. Don't believe me? Take a look at this, the CB2.

Depending on what it has to say, those are all of the ingredients for some robotic mayhem in our minds. We're also pleased to see Airmagination styled its air-filled bot vaguely after Japanese giant robots, as it looks straight out of a Patlabor movie.

The reason given for the closure has to do with a lack of visitors, which kind of makes sense given that Japan is currently the Mecca of robotics (Japanese locals are increasingly less-than-impressed by humanoid robots). Another reason for the lack of visitors could be location.