Robots Do It Better
In what is surely a foreshadowing of our imminent demise at the hands of robots, this video details the record-breaking exploits of "The Cubestormer". Part Droid powered cellphone, part LEGO NXT, don't blink, or you might miss it.
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Mousr Interactive Robotic Cat Toy
No sneaking up and pouncing on the Mousr, kitteh! Petronics' interactive robotic cat toy has built-in sensors that detect and react to your pet automatically. The feather teaser on wheels has 3 different strategy selections...
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MobiLimb - Robotic Limb for Phones & Tablets
Marc Teyssier's MobiLimb project considers the idea that phone-fingering has been a one-sided experience for too long. It's time to give your phone a digit, a robotic limb to augment its capabilities, and give it a chance...
LEGO Strip Club
She's mighty mighty, just lettin' it all hang out! She's a brick...uh...minifig. The lady's stacked with a plastic rack, gonna give The LEGO Group a heart attack. She's a brick....
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Drivable 1:1 LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron
How does a drivable 1:1 LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron come to be? Oh, just 1,000,000+ LEGO Technic elements, 13,438 man hours, and one Le Mans winner Andy Wallace test drive after some LEGO dudes decide they want to prove...
Kuratas Robot - Rideable Battle Mech
Me: One 13-foot-tall, 9,920-pound menacing robot that I can either ride and pilot with mere hand and body gestures from a cockpit, or control remotely with my 3G connection, please...
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Switchblade Phone Case
Oh hey, a switchblade phone case. A phone case with a sharp 4" blade that flicks! right out of it. That's going to go over well with 100% of knife collectors, EDC fiends, and OGs, and 0% of law enforcement officials...
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Creator Robotic Hamburger Chef & Restaurant
Creator, like any good chef, makes hamburgers from scratch. To order. With great care. But unlike just about every other chef out there (jury's still out on Giada) Creator is a robot. An elaborate burger-slinging machine...
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Aire Self-Flying Robotic Home Assistant
Aire's approach, a robotic home assistant that flies autonomously, is verrrry interesting. Especially considering my first order of business when I catch something flying autonomously around my condo is to swat or Bug-A-Salt...
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LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron
LEGO's new Bugatti Chiron is a Technic-ally perfect replica. I mean, I've never driven, or ridden in, or, fine, even seen a Bugatti Chiron up close to make the call from hands-on experience, but LEGO collaborated with...
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Steampunk Optimus Prime
My theory is that this might actually be Optimus Prime and this guy has captured him, found some way of disarming him, and is now trying to sell him. I don't know if I'd be comfortable sleeping with this guy roaming around...
Exo-Gauntlet - CO2 Powered Exoskeleton
JP Rishea masterminds a legion of sick conglomerations of metal and power, but the Exo-Gauntlet is probably his most irrationally needful of them all. I guess one could technically argue that it has a few practical applications...