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Jeremy Mayer

2008-08-05T13:33:00.000-07:00

Click and see some cool stuff!!

Cardboard Transformers!

2008-07-30T14:46:00.000-07:00

Kongobot!!!

2008-07-08T11:47:00.000-07:00

Assembly NOT required

2008-05-05T15:39:00.000-07:00

Thanks to RoboRichard for the link!

Terminator Trilogy Review

2008-05-01T20:48:00.000-07:00

This seemed like a good companion piece to the last post.

This kid is amazing.

Terminator Kama Sutra

2008-05-01T16:04:00.000-07:00

Terminator Kama Sutra

Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon

2008-04-22T16:03:00.000-07:00

At the San Jose Museum April 12th 2008 to October 19 2008

San Jose Museum of Art Exhibit Info

Dog+Ball+Robot=Good Time

2008-04-02T13:59:00.001-07:00

Scarf Dancer

2008-03-18T15:17:00.000-07:00

I see these as my little mental getaways where I don't have to think and just play with shapes, color and paint. This is mosly gouache with a little digital touchup.

Oniony Robot Goodness

2008-02-27T03:33:00.000-08:00

In The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power?

Robot Attack!

2008-02-20T14:11:00.000-08:00

Robot Attack t-shirt!

Max knows the Truth

2008-02-20T11:57:00.000-08:00

E.L.M.O.: Funky Robosapien

2008-02-15T16:37:00.000-08:00

Dr. Labcoat and New Elmo Live from Long Tran on Vimeo.

Robot VS. Puppy

2008-02-12T16:32:00.000-08:00

Dean Kamen's "Luke" Robotic Arm

2008-02-06T11:12:00.000-08:00

Robot VS Sleeping Family

2008-02-04T16:54:00.001-08:00

I Like Robots but uh...not THIS much!

2007-11-08T10:10:00.000-08:00

Talk About a Long Distance Relationship

2007-10-24T15:53:00.001-07:00

Frog bots

2007-10-01T15:03:00.000-07:00

Claw Game + Robot = ZOMG!

2007-09-20T16:52:00.000-07:00

Instead of plush toys, let's try adding guinea pigs to the mix!

Face-Morphing Robot

2007-09-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

I have no idea what this could be used for. But I do know that caricaturists around the globe will be out of a job.

(article sent in my RoboTrac3y)

Kurt

2007-09-11T09:29:00.000-07:00

Nikki Passath

Mittels vier Injektionsnadeln und chinesischer Tinte zeichnet diese Maschine, ein
dauerhaftes Symbol auf die Oberfläche des menschlichen Körpers.
Ähnlich einer Prothese wird Kurt an den Körper montiert und fixiert,und dadurch
technischer Bestandteil des Körpers. Gewisse Hautschichten werden durchstossen,die
natürliche Schutzschicht des Körpers wird durchbrochen,es entsteht
eine Wunde, in die die Maschine Farbe hineinträufelt. Die Farbe als Teil der Maschine
wird nun zum Teil des menschlichen Körpers,mit freiem Auge sichtbar.
Durch diesen Eingriff entsteht im Bewusstsein des Gezeichneten eine enge Verbindung
mit der Maschine,die ebenso dauerhaft wie die Zeichnung selbst ist.

Robot translation:

By means of four injektionsnadeln and Chinese ink draws this machine,
a permanent symbol on the surface of the human body. Similarly a
prosthesis "Kurt" is installed and fixed to the body, and thus technical
constituent of the body. Certain Hautschichten is broken through to break through, the natural protective layer of the body, it develops a wound, into the machine
colour instilled. The colour as part of the machine becomes now partially the human body, visible with free eye. From this intervention a close connection with the machine in the consciousness of the drawing, which is just as permanent as the
drawing, results.

Submitted by evil minion robot RTrac3y

Yet another robot sketch...

2007-09-10T16:49:00.000-07:00

drawn a few months back

Holy Rolly!!

2007-09-04T00:35:00.000-07:00

Looks like Sony isn't about to just cede the portable audio player market to Apple without a fight - word has it that the giant electronics company is currently working on a new class of Walkman known as "Rolly". It features an easily-gripped egg shape design and comes with an integrated speaker and a 'choreography' system which most probably involves changing lights or music in tandem with movement. This leak did not contain a release date, so stay tuned for more information. Does the Rolly's form factor sound as though sales will take off in the long run? I think most people prefer their electronics to come in a sleek design without causing too obvious a bulge in their pants pocket.Rolly Show

Flight of the Conchords: No More Humans!

2007-08-29T12:43:00.000-07:00

IG-88 the Dancing Robot

2007-08-27T22:23:00.001-07:00

AtomFilms.com: Funny Videos | Funny Cartoons | Comedy Central

Cybermen Call Centre

2007-08-10T10:17:00.000-07:00

Cybermen Call Centre
Uploaded by doctorashen

Robota Teaser Trailer

2007-08-08T17:09:00.000-07:00

50 Best Movie Robots

2007-08-08T16:55:00.000-07:00

Times Online UK picks their 50 Best Movie Robots

I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up!

2007-08-02T10:25:00.001-07:00

Can somebody get this robot a drink of motor oil please?

Submitted by RTrac3y

Pimp My Whip: Optimus Prime

2007-07-24T20:24:00.001-07:00

Will It Blend?: Transformers

2007-07-24T20:02:00.000-07:00

The Complete List of Dr. Zachary Smith's Monikers for the Robot

2007-07-24T19:58:00.000-07:00

Robot Disses

South African Patrol Robots???

2007-07-09T17:20:00.001-07:00

Taggers Your Prayers Have Been Answered

2007-06-26T11:34:00.000-07:00

GraffitiWriter can be controlled remotely and programmed to ‘write text’ (which is code for spray paint your propaganda everywhere). In other words, you can replace your old remote control car (the one with the spray paint can duct taped to the back), because GraffitiWriter is already set up to accomodate your vandalism needs.

GraffitiWriter is a tele-operated field programable robot which employs a custom built array of spray cans to write linear text messages on the ground at a rate of 15 kilometers per hour. The printing process is similar to that of a dot matrix printer. GraffitiWriter can be deployed in any highly controlled space or public event from a remote location. - GraffitiWriter Website

video

Thanks to robot hunter RTrac3y for the link!

More Sexyness by Nissan

2007-06-26T11:27:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Murry Bain for the heads up!!!

Nemomatic Step-By-Step

2007-06-26T11:20:00.000-07:00

Nemo Gould Step-by-step on how he build his awesome "Giant Squid" sculpture

Nemo Gould Step-by-step on how he build his awesome "General Debris" sculpture

Double shot of Robot Creepyness

2007-06-25T15:31:00.000-07:00

Which one is the robot? You decide.

Kiss Kiss - "Machines"

2007-06-21T11:43:00.001-07:00

REAL Transformers

2007-06-07T09:43:00.000-07:00

Sexyness by Nissan

2007-05-30T16:11:00.001-07:00

...I mean the robot.

Pleo

2007-05-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

Pleo is quite an interesting soon to be commercialy available robot pet. Pleo, a Ugobe Life Form is the authentic recreation of the long extinct Camarasaurus, a dinosaur from the Jurassic period. Pleo is a 'designer species'. He incorporates all the basic traits of autonomous life. He is specifically engineered and enhanced to mimic life and relate to his owner on a personal level.

Pleo is equipped with senses for sight, sound, and touch. He learns as he explores his environment. He will exhibit genuine reactions to sensory stimuli. Every Pleo begins life with certain tendencies but, interaction with his environment has subtle effects on his behavior. Every Pleo eventually exhibits a unique personality.

Pleo is capable of expression. He can feel joy and sorrow, anger and annoyance. When Pleo is tired, he will become drowsy and go to sleepóeven dream. Two or more Pleos will recognize one another. Be careful though. They can transmit colds to each other. Achoo! Pleo even sneezes!

Pleo is a one-week old infant Camarasaurus from the Jurassic period. Camarasaurus were born and raised in giant fern forests. They evolved camouflage that allowed them to blend with their environment of ferns, moss and ruff, the detritus that littered the forest floor. The first Pleo created is a Fernback. His markings help him to survive by hiding among the giant fern fronds in his habitat.

Pleo is an authentic Life Form. Treat him gently like any other living thing. Your Pleo will let you know how he feels at any moment. That's because he is capable of actual emotions including joy, aggression, sorrow, and fear. He can also yawn, sigh, sniff, sniffle, snore, cough, hiccup, and sneeze.

Pleo wants to explore his environment. He will be cautious when he walks to the edge of a table. He may cry when he is frightened. Pleo will stretch when he first wakes up. He may stomp his foot for food when hungry.

The Pleo is expected to be available for purchase this fall with a price of about $200.

Gay Robot

2007-05-29T14:44:00.000-07:00

By Kimberly Nordyke
May 25, 2007

It looks as if Comedy Central and Sony Pictures Television might be powering up "Gay Robot" again but this time as an animated project, sources said. The project -- from SPT and Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo's production company, Happy Madison -- was first ordered to pilot in 2005 as a scripted, live-action adaptation of a character featured on Sandler's comedy album "Shhh ... Don't Tell." The title character (voiced by Nick Swardson, reprising his role from the album) is a robot who discovers after an unfortunate incident involving a wine cooler and his circuit boards that he is gay. After "Robot" didn't get picked up by the network, SPT made the pilot and clips from it available on such sites as MySpace (where Gay Robot has his own page), BitTorrent and Sony-owned Grouper. The project began generating a great deal of buzz online; Gay Robot even has more than 32,000 MySpace friends. Sources said the network and studio now are looking at redeveloping "Robot" as an animated project, but both parties declined comment. The original pilot, in which Gay Robot and his fraternity buddies try to find him a date for the homecoming dance, was written by Swardson and Tom Gianas, who both executive produced with Sandler, Giarraputo and Doug Robinson. (Kimberly Nordyke and Nellie Andreeva)

Via The Hollywood Reporter

Edit: Found the pilot episode (pt 1 of 8) on YouTube-

Chevy Autobots

2007-05-29T13:41:00.000-07:00

With Transformers the movie looming on the horizon, it's not surprising that Chevrolet is trying to get into the action.

Personally I liked the Mini version better.

Nanobots

2007-05-23T14:04:00.000-07:00

Nanobots are our friends...unless you make them angry. You wouldn't like them when they're angry.

Nemomatic Update

2007-05-21T17:24:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite robot themed artists!

A visit to Nemo Gould's Studio

Go here to see more cool stuff! Nemomatic.com

Keepon

2007-05-18T09:51:00.000-07:00

Designed and built by Hideki Kozima, Keepon is a small creature-like robot developed to perform emotional and attentional interaction with children. It has four degrees of freedom, a soft rubber skin, two cameras in its eyes, and a microphone in its nose.

Nerdbot 1.0

2007-05-14T13:54:00.000-07:00

Check out this cool t-shirt design from ChopShop.com

That is what I looked like in the 70s...hey, I look like that now!!!

Yes I want to buy a Nerdbot 1.0 t-shirt

Paper Robot Craft

2007-04-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

Holy crud! I always liked paper sculpture and origami as a kid. To take an ordinary piece of paper and turn it into a three dimensional object was magic to me. When Star Wars came out, I couldn't wait for the toys so I just made my own Tie Fighters and X-wings. I even made a Star Destroyer. I attempted a Millenium Falcon but it almost killed me. I was in seventh grade at the time mind you. So this link blows me away with all of the intricate models people have engineered and perfected all on their own. With the computers and color printers I guess anything is possible. It sure beats a 1970s marker.

Paper Robots!

Paper everything else!

My Dad's Eulogy by Mary Claire Scanlon

2007-03-30T09:52:00.000-07:00

My Dad passed away on March 16th and this is the eulogy given by my wife at his funeral. See you on the other side Dad.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hi. You might be wondering, “ what is this tall white woman doing giving the eulogy for Ulpiano Ranjo?” The short answer is, I’m married to his son, Jeff. The longer answer is, dad asked me to.

It was a privilege for me to call him dad, and I’m honored that he asked me to speak today.

I am a little worried about getting it right. But I’m sure if I don’t get it right, he’ll let me know. Anyone who knew dad knows he had strong opinions about how to do things. You could say he was a perfectionist. He might say he was taking pride in his work. He was good at what he did because he cared so much about getting it right.

All of us benefited from that, whether it was perfectly cut grapefruit at breakfast, the most perfectly steam-cleaned rug ever or a car that he fixed for his kids.

But let’s start at the beginning, because I’m sure that’s where he’d like me to start.
He was born in 1924, almost 83 years ago, in Il locos Norte to Clemente, the town police chief and Barbara Cariaga, a homemaker. He was the youngest, and most beloved boy, pampered in many ways. His family owned land and still hid Spanish doubloons in its rice silo, from the days of the Spanish occupation.

His father, Clemente was an accomplished horseman and gave dad his first horse when he was a young boy. He loved that horse and wanted a beautiful saddle for it. So he traded the horse for the saddle. Then he had a saddle but no horse. He got the horse back eventually, with the help of his dad, but that was just the beginning of his lifelong love affair with horses.

World War II broke out – and his whole world changed. The Japanese invaded the Philippines, and raided villages. Dad was rounded up with other men from his town into a prison camp, but escaped into the jungle. There he became a guerilla fighter, called a bolo-man – named after the type of sword he fought with, since he didn’t have a rifle. Being a guerilla fighter was dangerous, in more ways than one. He was constantly on the run, and living hand to mouth. He caught malaria and had a near death experience in the jungle.

Then the Americans decided to join the war and to fight part of it in the Philippines. And the Americans were recruiting. They wanted dad’s guerilla intelligence and he wanted steady pay, good weapons, and to help them defeat Japan. So he signed up. Then he realized that signing up meant he’d have to get on a big warship and sail away from his family and loved ones. So somewhere between signing up and showing up, he went AWOL. On his first official day in the navy, he was hiding in the jungle.

One of his uncles found him and talked him back into the idea of leaving the guerillas and fighting under the American flag. Military records were recorded by hand in those days, so when he came back, he simply pretended he’d never enlisted before and gave the navy a new birthday – dated three years after his real birthday.

Immediately, his commanding officers noticed that there was something special about “Ranjo” as he was called. He stood out because he was small, but also because he was tough – mentally and physically. Other men on ship learned quickly not to mess with him. But he also stood out because he was such a hard worker – and determined to do his job right. Commanders took notice and requested him as a personal mess steward.

They also rewarded him with special recognition. One of the things he was most proud was a medal and certificate he received from the pentagon for serving the secretary of defense. His commanding officers also rewarded him with kindness.

After he married mom, he was stationed in Washington D.C. for eight months. His admiral saw how lovesick he was and asked “Ranjo, what’s wrong?” Dad explained that the immigration process was very slow and he didn’t know when he’d see mom again because in those days it would have taken at least 6 months more –and a lot of money - to process paperwork to get her out of the Philippines. The admiral sent a special aide to the Philippines and within a week mom was in the United States with dad, beginning a marriage that lasted 54 years and resulted in 7 children, 16 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren…so far!

Later, when he was getting ready to retire, his bosses at the pentagon asked him where he’d like to live after retirement. “San Diego,” he said, and he was transferred back to San Diego for his last assignment after 24 years in the navy.

By then he had a large but still young family to support. So he started another career as a janitor for the county. I’m sure that no one has ever waxed a floor so well. He took pride in his work. And after 16 years at that job, he retired again. He spent part of his retirement fishing with his son Larry and going back to the Philippines to see his friends and family there, especially his son Locricio.

Of course, he never retired from “his hobby” as he called it – horses. From the time he was very young, he’d dreamed of being a jockey and even when he was still in the navy he worked a side job riding horses for a horse trainer in Maryland. That’s probably where he discovered the joys of the track, where he could put all of his knowledge of horses into a bet.

For the rest of his life, he went to “school.” He had a whole system for studying and evaluating horses, which he followed rigorously. He had little patience for my school of betting, which was to pick the prettiest horse or the funniest name and bet on that. But whenever I tired of losing – usually about the 5th race -he was happy to give me pointers so that I could leave the track with a little money in my pocket.

He showed his love for his family by doing whatever we asked whenever we asked it. You could call dad at any time of the day and ask for help, and he would be there. Whenever a car broke down, he was there to fix it. He was great with his hands and could fix or build almost anything if he put his mind to it. And he was an amazing chef. Every breakfast, lunch, dinner and barbeque he made was filled with love. He knew what every child, every spouse and every grandchild liked to eat, and if you were at his house, he would make your favorite food specially for you. It was his way of showing his love. And he was happiest when we brought along friends, even if we brought them with no notice. Our friends were his friends. He loved us, so he loved them.

His massive stroke five years ago took many things from him. Up until he was 74, he did pull-ups every day. At 76, he was still riding his bike around the block. After his stroke, he couldn’t talk, move and was completely dependent. Mom took terrific care of him at home. I think he stayed here so long out of love for us all. Although he was sick, he was part of Christine and Rick’s weddings and saw his younger children complete their families.

Even when he was well, he was an emotional man. He would cry when he was happy and cry when he was sad. After he got sick and couldn’t talk, we’d know he could recognize us by his tears or his laughter. We knew he knew what was going on because he’d laugh at our jokes, follow us with his eyes and cry when we left. And he loved all the grand and great-grand babies – he loved the way they would kiss him and hug him, and when they were playing on the rug next to his bed, he would watch them with a smile.

Dad was small in stature, but large in so many other ways. He had a huge heart, passionate opinions, outsized generosity and the best smile. He cared so deeply for his family and friends. Your presence here today is a testament to the goodness of his life and the love he shared with all of us.

SpiderCar!!!

2007-03-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

Not a robot but hella cool anyways!!

More Robotic goodness

2007-02-23T14:26:00.000-08:00

So True...

2007-02-06T16:58:00.001-08:00

Armored Core 4

2007-01-29T16:33:00.000-08:00

Might have to buy a PS3 now....

Two for One Robot Goodness

2007-01-07T02:36:00.000-08:00

Both are funny for different reasons!

Duh! I'm STOOPID!!!!

2007-01-07T01:07:00.000-08:00

I just have to send out a heartfelt SORRY to those of you who bothered to comment on my last posts. See when I originally set up this blog I clicked on the comment moderation button. But dummy me never bothered to CHECK the comment moderation section of the blog. I just thought that nobody cared to comment on my stuff. But you DO like me! You really DO like me! From now on shall turn off the comment moderation and let the comments fall where they may. And I also promise to answer any questions you have. On topic or not.

Because that's how I roll.

Ditto....

2006-11-21T13:06:00.000-08:00

Yet Another Gouachey Robot

2006-11-15T14:10:00.000-08:00

Gouachey Robots

2006-11-14T10:57:00.000-08:00

7.5 x 10 inches Gouache (no computer!)

Jokes by Robots for Robots

2006-11-08T13:45:00.000-08:00

Jokes
Made by Robots,
for Robots.

BY J. ALEX BOYD

- - - -

A rabbi, an Arab, a robot, and a Catholic priest walk into a bar. Only the robot exits.

A robot walks into a pharmacist. The pharmacist asks him if he'd like anything. The robot replies, "A soul."

How do you stop a robot from destroying you and the rest of civilization?
You don't.

"Waiter! Waiter! What's this robot doing in my soup?"
"It looks like he's performing human tasks twice as well, because he knows no fear or pain."

Knock knock.
Who's there?
A robot.
Oh, shit.

What's the difference between a regular robot and a killer robot?
The gnawing jeers of men.

What's a robot's favorite cereal?
Rob-os.
(Note: Rob-os are made of the tears of human children.)

Little Susie tosses a clock out the window. A robot inquires, "Why did you do that?" She replies, "I wanted to see time fly!" The robot says, "Ah ... A perfect subject for elimination," and shoots her with a laser beam through the face.

Why did the robot order a milkshake?
To blend in with the general human population, making it easier to infiltrate society and—in time—conquer it.

Why was six afraid of seven?
Because seven was a robot.

Ice Skating Citroen

2006-11-03T17:01:00.000-08:00

RoboRut

2006-11-03T11:27:00.000-08:00

Here the last one of these guys I do for a while. I'm in a rut I know. Just drawing without thinking or experimenting. 6x2 black prismacolor.

Cylon Pumpkin

2006-11-01T11:36:00.000-08:00

How to make a Cylon Pumpkin with cool bouncing LEDs that are similar to KITT the Knight Rider car that could talk to David Hasselhoff that will impress your friends that you can do electronics but they can't because they don't have as much time on their hands as you do but screw them because you don't have time for their drama because you want to do what you want to do who cares what they think anyway why am I rambling on like this who cares what I think why are you still reading this click on the link already SHEESH!

Kendo Robot!

2006-10-24T15:55:00.000-07:00

RoboKraw

2006-10-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

Dance Car Robot! DANCE!!!

2006-09-29T14:55:00.000-07:00

Fly Eating Robot

2006-08-24T17:08:00.000-07:00

It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.

To survive without human help, a robot needs to be able to generate its own energy. So Chris Melhuish and his team of robotics experts at the University of the West of England in Bristol are developing a robot that catches flies and digests them in a special reactor cell that generates electricity.

So what is the downside? The robot will most likely have to attract the hapless flies by using a stinking lure concocted from human excrement.

Called EcoBot II, the robot is part of a drive to make "release and forget" robots that can be sent into dangerous or inhospitable areas to carry out remote industrial or military monitoring of, say, temperature or toxic gas concentrations. Sensors on the robot feed a data logger that periodically radios the results back to a base station.

Exoskeleton electricity

The robot's energy source is the sugar in the polysaccharide called chitin that makes up a fly's exoskeleton. EcoBot II digests the flies in an array of eight microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use bacteria from sewage to break down the sugars, releasing electrons that drive an electric current (see graphic).

In its present form, EcoBot II still has to be manually fed fistfuls of dead bluebottles, but the ultimate aim of the UWE robotics team is to make the droid predatory, using sewage as a bait to catch the flies.

"One of the great things about flies is that you can get them to come to you," says Melhuish. The team has yet to tackle this, but speculates that it would involve using a bottleneck-style flytrap with some form of pump to suck the flies into the digestion chambers.

With a top speed of 10 centimetres per hour, EcoBot II's roving prowess is still modest to say the least. "Every 12 minutes it gets enough energy to take a step forwards two centimetres and send a transmission back," says Melhuish.

But it does not need to catch too many flies to do so, says team member Ioannis Ieropoulos. In tests, EcoBot II travelled for five days on just eight fat flies - one in each MFC.

Donated sewage

So how do flies get turned into electricity? Each MFC comprises an anaerobic chamber filled with raw sewage slurry - donated by UWE's local utility, Wessex Water. The flies become food for the bacteria that thrive in the slurry.

Enzymes produced by the bacteria break down the chitin to release sugar molecules. These are then absorbed and metabolised by the bacteria. In the process, the bacteria release electrons that are harnessed to create an electric current.

Previous efforts to use carnivorous MFCs to drive a robot included an abortive UWE effort: the Slugbot. This was designed to hunt slugs on farms by using imaging systems to spot and grab the pests, and then deliver them to a digester that produces methane to power a fuel cell.

The electricity generated would have been used to charge the Slugbot when it arrived at a docking station. But the methane-based system took too long to produce power, and the team realised that MFCs offered far more promise.

Elsewhere, researchers in Florida created a train-like robot dubbed Chew Chew (New Scientist print edition, 22 July 2000) that used MFCs to charge a battery, but the bacteria had to be fed on sugar cubes.

For an autonomous robot to survive in the wild, relying on such refined foodstuffs is not an option, says Melhuish. EcoBot II, on the other hand, is the first robot to use unrefined fuel. Just do not stand downwind.

Whegs!

2006-08-24T16:38:00.001-07:00

href="http://biorobots.cwru.edu/Projects/whegs/ICRAminiwhegs_web.mpg

Giant WWII Robots Anybody??

2006-08-22T16:20:00.000-07:00

We all know that the Japanese one will come in and kick all sorts of butt right?

Cyborg Name Decoder

2006-08-03T15:45:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun program that asks for your name and creates an robot acronym from your name. FUN!!!

Cyborg Name Decoder

Reichbot

2006-08-03T14:52:00.000-07:00

Robot Colonies on Mars

2006-06-21T19:37:00.000-07:00

Get your travel agent on the horn NOW!

Burning Safari

2006-06-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

Here's a short by Gobelins Animation School in France. Yes, STUDENTS!!
Awesome design and animation in this short:

Burning Safari

You can see their other shorts here:

Gobelins Shorts

Cockroach Controlled Robot

2006-05-17T16:21:00.000-07:00

Soon they'll be wanting iPods and wireless internet routers!! What is this world coming to!

Transforming Goodness

2006-05-09T21:10:00.000-07:00

Oldie but goodie!

Check the Skillz Yo!

2006-05-09T20:37:00.000-07:00

MTV Asia: Code Hunters

Blinkink's Ben Hibon turns out this gorgeous sci-fi/western anime hybrid short for MTV Asia.

Robot Papercraft!!

2006-05-02T11:46:00.000-07:00

Some cool robot papercraft can be found here!

Echstlectir.com

Just download the PDF file to your computer. Print and BAM! Instant coolness! (assembly required)

It might be cool if you printed these on tin and then made them.

N E M O M A T I C !

2006-04-21T16:02:00.000-07:00

AWESOME SITE ALERT!
Check out the site of sculptor extrordanaire Nemo Gould!!! Sweet use of recycled metal, lights and motion. He's going to have a show in the Bay Area from June 8th to mid July. I will post the gallery when I get more info.

Robot Chair?

2006-04-19T17:29:00.000-07:00

Useful for...what?

Danger Will Robinson!

2006-04-17T21:10:00.000-07:00

For only $24,500.00 US you can own a B-9 robot from "Lost in Space!"

Materials
- Acrylic bubble based on the existing original.
- Laser cut steel brain with polished stainless steel top cover and crown.
- CNC machined light rod ends brain cup and neck bracket.
- Accurate acrylic collar & vents, hand formed based on the original jigs used.
- Fiberglass torso based on the original stone molds.
- Welded steel torso hooks.
- Laser cut aluminum bezel with engraved acrylic chest buttons.
- Machined & clear anodized aluminum microphone with stainless steel screen.
- Actual Dialight sockets and Lens (not reproductions!)
- Hundreds of individual parts fabricated from Fiberglass, acrylic, aluminum, steel, etc.
- All metal tread sections, knee plates and hinges.
- Real rubber tread belts, knee bellows, leg bellows, arms & neck bellows.
- 32 machined aluminum wheels with v-groove.

Accuracy / Season
- 3rd season version (paint & finish as seen in the final season).
- B9Creations was granted access to all remaining original materials. Needed items are on loan here for further study/duplication. All our parts are retooled based on this original material.
- B9Creations is leaving no stone unturned to produce the best possible replica of the Robot character, not the prop. In accordance with this focus, we will not replicate "prop" details that were never meant to be part of the Robot character nor meant to be seen by the viewers. (For example, we will not replicate dents, scratches, excessive texture, suit latches, etc.)

Audio features
- Internal 240 watt stereo sound system.
- Torso knob functions as Robot volume control.
- Over 500 voice tracks by Richard Tufeld, the voice of the original Robot. These are stored on an internal Compact Flash memory card to allow easy updates and customization.
- An external stereo input jack allows the user to override the built in voice library and use the Robot as a normal stereo system, juke box, etc.

Animation
- Animated Crown
- Animated Finger Lights
- Animated Ear Sensors
- Animated Torso Rotation
- Animated "functional" Soil Sampler

Control
- A 5 button key chain remote control allow you to discretely activate the Robot. Functions include turning the Robot's torso left/right, directing the Robot's voice to respond "Affirmative/Negative", activating the Robot's soil sampling sequence.
- The 10 chest buttons are functional and activate various phrases. These phrases can be customized by Richard Tufeld at an additional cost.
- Master power switch on the back of right tread section, next to power cord plug and external audio input jack.
- The "Programming bay" toggle switches will be used for Robot Activation, Audio Source Selection and animation enable/disable.
- Functional Power Pack - Pulling the Robot's "Power Pack" will shut down the Robot with the "Aaghhhhhh..." sound, just as it did in the TV series. Plugging in the power pack activates the Robot and he will speak an appropriate phrase, "Who turned out the lights?", etc.
- Torso knob functions as the Robot's sound system volume control.

Articulation (user positionable)
- Torso is motorized and rotates via Remote Control
- Radar (head section) rotates
- Arms extend / retract
- Claws, rotate open and close in sync

Oops! Sorry! All 200 of the current robot stock has already been reserved. Check back here for availability:

Lost in Space Robot

Puttin' the Smack down: Robot Style

2006-04-05T01:20:00.000-07:00

Mechanical Manta

2006-04-05T01:06:00.000-07:00

More robo goodness for the masses! Ya had to ask for more didn't ya.

More Mechanical Madness for Mark

2006-04-01T00:16:00.000-08:00

My pal Mark asked for more robots. Okay, here ya go!

KR1-B0T

2006-03-31T11:37:00.000-08:00

So work has slowed a tad so I can continue posting new stuff. Here's one to get the oil flowing again.

Layered X: Transforming Robot

2006-03-28T13:41:00.000-08:00

This robot can transform from crawling spider mode to walking humanoid mode and more! What do you expect from a country that invented Origami? When can I order mine?

Putting a Face on Robots!

2006-03-27T19:31:00.000-08:00

Spooky! Now what if you pissed off the robot. Whould it get mad at you and pick up a knife? I smell Westworld on the horizon!

Not The End of the World...

2006-03-27T16:51:00.000-08:00

Since I won't be adding anything new, enjoy this little ditty from the folks over at Partizan Labs.

Not The End of the World

WTF?

2006-03-27T16:38:00.000-08:00

So my friend RoboTeKwon-Z left this on my desk a couple of weeks back. Yeah I know. Where's the goods? Here's the deal: Work has been nuts cause we're working towards a screening in a couple of weeks. This puts alot of the burden on Story and Editorial. Meaning lots of OT and meetings; Meaning no time for robots; Meaning no blogstrip. I'll resume the strip when we slow down. Just hold on to your nuts and bolts and I will be back.

A Few Sketches

2006-03-11T00:19:00.000-08:00

These are various robot sketches culled from old sketchbooks. As you can see there are many different styles represented here. I think that when I pick up a certain drawing instrument, it dictates what style of drawing I do. Pens make me stiffen up, pencils (the softer the better) loosen me up, water colors always make me go to the bathroom...

027: Ellis Alone

2006-03-08T10:36:00.000-08:00

So I decided to title each strip from now on (borrowing from the wonderful Chippy and Loopus strip by RoboTaeKwon-Z). I think it sets the mood and brings you up to speed. Good? No good? Cheesy?

026:Painful Goodbye

2006-03-08T10:23:00.000-08:00

Cheesy dialog I know. What's a brutha to do when you have so little space??? Also, it looks like the commander has been impaled by beef jerky!! hahaha!

025:A Horrifying Discovery

2006-03-06T16:54:00.000-08:00

Sorry about not posting the strip for a while. Work's been crazy and has seemed to occupy most of my mental capacity. We are now slowing a bit so I have time to go to the bathroom and maybe even draw a strip or two. Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

PIMP Landmate

2006-02-26T10:32:00.000-08:00

So here's something I've been working on in my spare time (instead of drawing the strip). Yeah I know get off your lazy ass a draw!!! It was for a contest where you took a small set and "Pimped" it MTV style. I didn't go with the LCD monitors and hot tubs. Just trying to improve the details of the model without compromising the silhouette. Funny how it looks like the robot in my story. Might be subliminal inspiration!!

Brickshelf Gallery

MOCpages Gallery

You can see the competition here

Robot VS Monkey

2006-02-22T13:48:00.000-08:00

Hope this keeps you happy until I do the strips. I owe 4. Yeah. Ouch. I will do them today. Promise.

024: Down for the Count

2006-02-15T11:07:00.000-08:00

The Battle of Titans

2006-02-14T10:54:00.000-08:00

This is what inspired me to have the robot battle in my strip.

023: Heaven's Caress!

2006-02-14T10:13:00.000-08:00

022: Open Up a Can Part 2

2006-02-13T17:56:00.000-08:00

021: Open Up a Can Part 1

2006-02-13T17:44:00.000-08:00

Why do they have to announce the move during battle? Wouldn't you want to refrain from do that so the attack can be surprise? I was watching Power Rangers with my kids and it's the silliest show. They made a giant wheel out of a robot complete with giant ramp and announced that they were doing it too!! WTF? If I was a kid I would have eaten it up. Oh wait, I still am a kid.

020: Close But No Cigar

2006-02-09T11:02:00.000-08:00

Number 20!! Woo hoo!! I'm going to celebrate by.....doing another strip.