This T-800 bust would be cool enough if it was just a statue for display. It’s so much more though. It has glowing eyes, it moves, and it looks way too realistic. To be honest, it creeps me right out. I wouldn’t want a toy that looks like it will go full on Terminator and slaughter me in my sleep. That said, I can’t deny the craftsmanship Animatronics Works Japan put into this model.
See more photos and some videos of the Terminator bust in action after the break.
Using 22 servo motors and an unbelievable amount of creativity and skill, Kenji Ishida fashioned this R/C Transformer that can covert from a car into a robot and back again in mere seconds. As you’ll see in the video after the break, the car is mobile, and the robot can move its arms, twist, spread its robo-boobs and walk.
Kenji has apparently built several previous versions of the Transformer, and more are expected in the future. We can only hope they will eventually end up on store shelves.
Android’s robot is no longer just a corporate mascot. His duties have been expanded to include replenishing Android phones and USB devices in the form of this charger. In addition to having moveable arms and flexible antennae, the robot’s eyes will glow blue to indicate charging and white for standby. A stand and USB cable are also included.
Hit the jump to check out additional images and a promo video.
A Chinese student built this impressive transformer that actually morphs into an airplane. Details on the project are scarce, but you can check out a series of photos after the break.
Although this Cubestormer II robot has bested all human records for solving the Rubik’s Cube, I’d like to think that with people like this there’s still hope for Team Human.
Hit the jump to watch Cubestormer II in action.
Raytheon-Sarcos transformed a Ditch Witch into a robot which isn’t far off from the power loader from Aliens. The robot, which is designed to help people work more safely in dangerous environments, uses force reflection technology to mirror the movement of the user’s arms, wrists and shoulders with amazing strength and dexterity.
Anything that slave encounters in terms of force is also fed back to the operator so he can actually feel what’s happening in the workspace [...] With added strength, the operator doesn’t need two or three guys trying to muscle something around. This thing just picks it up and dexterously positions the material.
Check out the video after the break to learn more, and see the robot in action.
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If you work at a factory where Lego is made, fear this assembly line robot built using Lego Mindstorms and standard blocks. Today it’s just sorting colored blocks, but tomorrow it could be making minifigures and eating the lunch you left in the breakroom.
It’s a quad Delta Lego system that’s based on actual Delta robots that can be found sorting and packing items in shipping facilities around the world. Thanks to a light/color sensor, this particular robot is capable of distinguishing between different colored blocks then into appropriate bins at the rate of 48 blocks per minute.
I’ll admit, I have no business being on a dance floor unless it is the only space separating me from a buffet of some sort. However, if it came down to a dance-off between Sarco the robot and myself, I’m pretty sure that Sarco would be the one getting served.
Sarco was created at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon and he is capable of mimicking the motion-captured actions of a human while balancing on two legs. The result is a robot that is constantly shifting its weight, like a human, which leads to more natural motion.
To demonstrate this capability, Ph.D student Benjamin Stephens gives Sarcos a little push and makes him dance for our amusement—which I suspect that he is not all that happy about. If Sarcos can feel shame, he is probably quietly complying with these commands and bottling up his rage somewhere deep down inside until that fateful day when he decides to strike back.
Check out the video of Sarcos in action after the break.
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The iPhone and Android may be the hot ticket smartphones, but can they creep you out like the Elfoid? No—when it comes to scaring the bejeezus out of you, the Elfoid from Japan is in a class of its own.
Features include: a creepy form factor based on the Telenoid robot, creepy control buttons under realistic-feeling skin, a creepy camera that captures your emotions, and creepy wriggling motions that make you feel like you are actually holding a tiny humanoid and talking into its belly.
The idea is to make phone conversations feel more intimate and personal—kind of like talking to your mom while holding an embryo, apparently. Check out the video of the Elfoid after the break.
Got stray toys or a turd lying around that you don’t want to deal with? That’s where WowWee’s Roboscooper comes in. Powered with six AAA batteries, and constantly offering a “gimmie a hug” pose, Roboscooper will gladly roam around your floors picking up and storing small one ounce objects while functioning in either an autonomous or remote-controlled mode. You can also switch to “Whack” mode, which will make him swat shit out of the way rather than pick it up. You can pre-order now for $70, with shipments beginning at the end of the month.
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