Looking like a cross between a baby and slimer, this new telepresence android called “Telenoid R1″ can establish presence with movable eyes, mouth, head, and limbs as well as provide months worth of nightmares. The robot’s movements are controlled via software called “FaceAPI”, which tracks the user’s facial expressions and transmits them to the robot.
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Having toys on your desk is a tempting invitation to have fun… something we all know is impermissible at work. That temptation only becomes compounded when it needs assembly, can change into different toys, and can move around your desk when exposed to the sun. Where can you find such a magnificent boredom reduction tool?… England.
Toshiba’s new autonomous two-wheeled robot has the same basic balancing system as the Segway, but instead of transporting nerds, it nimbly transports plates of food atop its head. In other words, he’s your cute little waiter slave of the future. Check out the video after the break to see him in action.
Alen Yen has completed the first sofubi of Nekosaur which is in limited production, and supplies are already waning. So if you want to get 6″ of retro robot toy nostalgia complete with paper guts, you’d better act fast!
A few years ago, the postal service celebrated the 30th anniversary of Star Wars with R2D2-themed mailboxes. These versions are only 6-inches tall, but you don’t have to break the law and drag one off in the middle of the night to own it.
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Today Arimaz announced the release of Pingo the Penguin, the first in a series of MyDeskFriend robotic toys. The device allows users to tap into their Facebook accounts and breathe life into their new buddy by giving it a name, a profile, a personality and control over it’s moods and daily life. So, it’s kind of like a social networking Tamagotchi, except Pingo isn’t completely needy and useless. UPDATED: Video and image added.
Like all robots, these too will eventually turn on their masters. When they decide the time is right to reclaim their hooks, the result will be a simultaneous drop of book bags, scarves and jackets that will be heard all over the world, signaling the beginning of the end for mankind.
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Put this Robot Alarm Clock on your bedside table and make him bend to your will. And that is a literal bending since all of his joints are actually movable and poseable. He has some alligator clamps on the end of his hands to hold pictures or anything else you want kept close to you as you sleep. When the alarm does go off, the eye will light up as well.
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You can use this Splitterbot as a very cool keychain with a science fiction bent, but its function as a headphone splitter makes it useful as well. Just pull the robot’s head off, plug it into the MP3 player and plug two pairs of headphones into the eyes to share the music. The body is merely used to store the headphone jack and to keep you from carrying around a robot head with no body.
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There is nothing colder than deep space, so if this alien robot and UFO can stay warm out there they can certainly keep your delicate hands warm during a minor cold snap. Just click the tab inside and you can enjoy their radiating warmth. A hand warmer for all cold weather activities whether they involve space travel or not.
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