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Posts Tagged ‘robotics’

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

Jan 22nd, 2010
by Nar Williams.
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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

Jan 18th, 2010
by Nar Williams.
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So, what’s creepier: the dance, the doll costume, or the music?

CES 2010: The Sex Robot from the Uncanny Valley

Jan 11th, 2010
by Nar Williams.
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Okay, so the Roxxxy True Companion sex robot wasn’t really at CES, but a quick shuttle ride over to the Sands and — voila! — I was at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo to check it out humanity’s first step in it’s journey to a Number Six cylon.
I talked to the creator, Douglas Hines, a [...]

Obama Wary of Future Robotic Overlords

Dec 7th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
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President Obama recently launched a White House initiative to cultivate more interest in science and math in American youth. As part of that initiative, he visited Oaktown High School to get a demo of their Cougar Cannon Robot. He then remarked:
“As president, I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. [...]

USC Robot Wants to Pump You Up

Nov 24th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
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Bandit, a “socially assistive robot” developed at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering, could be the first in the next generation of personal trainers. And he looks like he might give human trainers a run for their money.
You know those annoying “motivational” catchphrases that personal trainers throw at you that make you want to punch them [...]

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