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Picture(s) of the Week: Robot with Giant Baby Head FAIL

Via Botjunkie, here are some seriously creepy photos of a robot baby called Diego-San from the November 2009 edition of Kokoro News…

…Yeah. This is a horror movie waiting to happen.

Robot Dances to Polka

So, what’s creepier: the dance, the doll costume, or the music?

Disturbing Video of Robot Eating Human

Okay, not really. This rescue bot is remote controlled by the Tokyo Fire Department (TFD) to extract disaster victims from areas too hazardous for human rescue workers.
But admit it, it kinda looks like it could be used for more nefarious human cleanup…

Pulp Science: Super Soldier Suits

The trailer for the upcoming G.I. Joe film includes this piece of titilating action flick dialogue:
“Standing in front of you are Delta Six Accelerator Suits.”
“What’s it accelerate?”
“You.”
Cue the DARPA stiffy.
This got me wondering if there’s any super soldier suits being developed now that can increase human strength, speed, and endurance… Because I always wanted to be a frakkin’ G.I. [...]

Giant Robot Beetle: Japan Has Achieved Nerdvana

Yes! That’s what I’m talking about! A Giant Mushi Mecha!!! Japan, I love you.
This robot (dubbed he “Kabutom RX-03″) may look like a creature out of a Godzilla movie, but it is functional:
Shaped like a kabuto-mushi (rhinocerous beetle, a favorite design of Japanese toymakers and, uh, candymakers), it can be remote controlled or piloted from the cockpit (visible on the left side), and [...]