tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53372010485070730892024-03-05T18:15:21.403-08:00In our ImageTobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-46780281912597934472008-12-25T06:43:00.000-08:002008-12-25T06:45:45.792-08:00Lonely Automatons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdgQl6nGemz76QLW7msmDBtryTMvAzVf-4oGqL9p1_3UxgO06cGw49wjQv9JNhUCsDgvGFrvOJOwrLbV5vTLLTujtzu1NtZnC3ICCcOqG61D96RnvLzyovoEh7RYrJbn5TevceId0vaU/s1600-h/FrankHansen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283738793064497234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 118px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdgQl6nGemz76QLW7msmDBtryTMvAzVf-4oGqL9p1_3UxgO06cGw49wjQv9JNhUCsDgvGFrvOJOwrLbV5vTLLTujtzu1NtZnC3ICCcOqG61D96RnvLzyovoEh7RYrJbn5TevceId0vaU/s200/FrankHansen.jpg" border="0" /></a>Frank Hansen has some amazing work, but I am always fascinated with anthropized androids. To view his works go to this address:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://fmhansen.blogspot.com/">http://fmhansen.blogspot.com/</a></div>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-53824814125495607152008-09-02T06:38:00.000-07:002008-12-25T06:40:59.969-08:00Don't Get Tangled Up with MeRobot Love. Would you risk it?<br /><br /><em>(link removed)</em><br /><a href="http://www.overbyte.org/illustrations/robot_love-illustration.html"></a><br /><br />That link broke, but here is an illustration of worst case scenario:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.overbyte.org/illustrations/robot_love-illustration.html">http://www.overbyte.org/illustrations/robot_love-illustration.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br />(Entry edited 25th December)Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-30364914109688918502008-02-22T16:58:00.000-08:002008-02-22T16:59:31.363-08:00Building Robots from the Ground Up.Roger Arrick can show you how.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.arrickrobotics.com/rbfd/index.html">http://www.arrickrobotics.com/rbfd/index.html</a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-89014607113404213892007-10-12T20:49:00.000-07:002007-10-12T20:51:34.051-07:00Marriage to Robots?According to David Levy, the idea isn't so unthinkable.<br /><br />Read more here. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/</a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-66656152489847344252007-04-03T15:04:00.000-07:002007-04-06T15:10:17.107-07:00CyberlingsHere's another sculpture sure to tug at your heart strings. This model was privately commissioned. The customer prevailed upon James Small at <a href="http://smallartworks.ca/"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Small Art Works</span></a> in Manitoba, Canada.<br /><br />The results are exceptional.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZsaikakq4RFEhqrXMQRSHsmVSiRHZZnKoz4kCUQd03UyhmxE44E7wANimQnnkQxvofacS2PNnk4gBgWYb11rHJ-AYtYUJ79Xb_yKNMQamgED_i6qfMZd1yJgluJ9zEVIHY3nGHTQd5E/s1600-h/nanoflyimage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050440649316970546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 110px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZsaikakq4RFEhqrXMQRSHsmVSiRHZZnKoz4kCUQd03UyhmxE44E7wANimQnnkQxvofacS2PNnk4gBgWYb11rHJ-AYtYUJ79Xb_yKNMQamgED_i6qfMZd1yJgluJ9zEVIHY3nGHTQd5E/s320/nanoflyimage.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-69368245264342427682007-04-02T12:30:00.000-07:002007-10-24T16:02:24.347-07:00Davinci's RobotThe <a href="http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/ingrin/ref/e101778hr.mov">first known robot</a> was designed by none other than Leonardo DaVinci. It is unknown if the robot was actually built, since only DaVinci's notes have ever been found.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-q5QsxpPtuc2LbNFBbM-jiY-QfwMKr7jLI8vcCgbfEqQLLdjkUfLpeD9k7WHg0DPsyONFyYdccCg5D3c6L6TmPSpsLiGIqYtZTKK_BBGfmYEn7nl4Ul9UaetKbQIFi2vDEc0alwTdoU/s1600-h/DavinciRobotimage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050434958485303330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 160px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-q5QsxpPtuc2LbNFBbM-jiY-QfwMKr7jLI8vcCgbfEqQLLdjkUfLpeD9k7WHg0DPsyONFyYdccCg5D3c6L6TmPSpsLiGIqYtZTKK_BBGfmYEn7nl4Ul9UaetKbQIFi2vDEc0alwTdoU/s320/DavinciRobotimage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bme.uconn.edu/bme/davinci/">http://www.bme.uconn.edu/bme/davinci/</a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-67969053560944210782007-03-29T09:57:00.000-07:002007-04-06T15:02:00.342-07:00Simpler TimesRemember when something was either right or wrong? True or false?<br /><br />I wonder. Is such <a href="http://www.bbso.njit.edu/Documentations/Ana/Binary_Logic.html">world view</a> Utopian or Fascist?Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-46475409835641561562007-03-15T10:36:00.000-07:002007-03-16T12:55:09.215-07:00Folded Card Stock<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnHalRTLLib6djAy-9nStNzhq65C5Agv658e7vp51IE3zJE15uALrdPy5IzgBKlDeb0qHQbrY4Yep5n898mvplVxzm2XrnY06t_X2asLpM0mzGyOuJ_ZXX4eSdrGhsNAgbhDmB-omskY/s1600-h/robotpattern.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040586342691931730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnHalRTLLib6djAy-9nStNzhq65C5Agv658e7vp51IE3zJE15uALrdPy5IzgBKlDeb0qHQbrY4Yep5n898mvplVxzm2XrnY06t_X2asLpM0mzGyOuJ_ZXX4eSdrGhsNAgbhDmB-omskY/s320/robotpattern.jpg" border="0" /></a>There are several robot patterns at the <a href="http://mizio-s.hp.infoseek.co.jp/top_e_robo-t.html">Infoseek</a> website for making toy robots. I guess when it comes to folding paper, the Japanese have got quite a head start on the Americans.<br /><br /><div>Just download the pdf files, open them and print onto card stock. Cut, and fold. This should keep a child busy for a minute or two.</div><br /><div></div>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-29224161998636421212007-03-14T14:30:00.000-07:002007-03-18T13:14:07.098-07:00Passing the TorchIt's part of the <a href="http://www.robotgroup.net/">Robot Group's</a> mission to get young folks excited about new helpful technologies, and what better way than to let them see robots up close.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1jIDh12fEbMjoWzR41HQipqldkFvicxWAYMVB5B555kYbMMHRfN-v1r57DUPb0SsIMhUM2x5pQ-LBrjLIetg-oOc18ZiL8qlqmwRbaMGx1-MEIpz58MD_upGjc60z333phu-nocf7vo/s1600-h/menchaca2006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043338639339587234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1jIDh12fEbMjoWzR41HQipqldkFvicxWAYMVB5B555kYbMMHRfN-v1r57DUPb0SsIMhUM2x5pQ-LBrjLIetg-oOc18ZiL8qlqmwRbaMGx1-MEIpz58MD_upGjc60z333phu-nocf7vo/s320/menchaca2006.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-9173211806740768262007-03-12T09:18:00.000-07:002007-03-13T09:41:43.255-07:00Educate Yourself about RobotsThe <a href="http://www.robotics.utexas.edu/rrg/">Robotics Research Group</a> at UT Austin has a splendid website for enthusiasts and other people curious about robotics. It's set up to provide a summary of their program and areas of research. You'll find a list of their numerous publications, white papers, and reports.<br /><br />There are links connecting you to external resources, downloads, and dozens pages of information on robotics, in easy to understand language, using images and diagrams like this one explaining <a href="http://www.robotics.utexas.edu/rrg/learn_more/low_ed/dof/default.asp">degrees of freedom</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKsr828maMsvUPolWSupsOsLUigPTNFZOSYFXFLvUmTCobgjAiqOeHgiheS7xA0MT743Jqzs8U8dfebEYwBB2LyJjo8Ny7dgzPUoh5-TdtpI1aiCSuqM0mi4S1dBF_1pV_LV9q5cXEfc/s1600-h/DOF.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041449854456727154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 10px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKsr828maMsvUPolWSupsOsLUigPTNFZOSYFXFLvUmTCobgjAiqOeHgiheS7xA0MT743Jqzs8U8dfebEYwBB2LyJjo8Ny7dgzPUoh5-TdtpI1aiCSuqM0mi4S1dBF_1pV_LV9q5cXEfc/s320/DOF.gif" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-82115338380738368622007-03-11T08:41:00.000-07:002007-03-11T22:02:55.557-07:00Robot SculpturesClayton Bailey has an awesome imagination. He takes junk and produces whimsical <a href="http://www.claytonbailey.com/robogroup.htm">robotic sculptures</a>, mind body and soul. "Grandfather" here appears to be anatomically correct.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx2votYyJ2nx4HfELjt8dERTKTO9tt4sFPWlNwx5wskvij3aQ12-MGcMtWEADLwkTGo_ojy5CAtcsIwCzsRLl1VE6TlqpfZVJh4XAVaPWcqFdwDRB5lCL-2HGbWEKOwpqamG-ttNKk3o/s1600-h/baileybotgrandfather.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040569845722547778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx2votYyJ2nx4HfELjt8dERTKTO9tt4sFPWlNwx5wskvij3aQ12-MGcMtWEADLwkTGo_ojy5CAtcsIwCzsRLl1VE6TlqpfZVJh4XAVaPWcqFdwDRB5lCL-2HGbWEKOwpqamG-ttNKk3o/s320/baileybotgrandfather.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-8844227470357340252007-03-10T10:28:00.000-08:002007-03-11T16:46:30.394-07:00Sex RobotsGerman aircraft mechanic, Michael Harriman, <a href="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1361247.html?menu=news.quirkies">said two years ago </a>that he'd improved on the rubber inflatables so valued by Fraternity Soiree Planning Committees. We're still waiting.Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-37080788926655888842007-03-09T19:42:00.000-08:002007-03-13T09:48:53.122-07:00PaPeRobotsThe Japanese have developed small armless robots to help socialize children into the Robot age.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-H9PeJrTK2vyRQvdfmS2EP63el27JQzbg4NENp03mI3rCLsB_CbfW3Mo9TX-_lANSynzdQ9qhWXL4Gp2V-jkZN29gRfLmGcb3cSyd53U5jQMrFFdyNmuyi86NZpetSS3auCTw4oIOSc/s1600-h/PaPeRoimage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041451701292664466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 10px 100px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-H9PeJrTK2vyRQvdfmS2EP63el27JQzbg4NENp03mI3rCLsB_CbfW3Mo9TX-_lANSynzdQ9qhWXL4Gp2V-jkZN29gRfLmGcb3cSyd53U5jQMrFFdyNmuyi86NZpetSS3auCTw4oIOSc/s400/PaPeRoimage.jpg" border="0" /></a>Read more about them from <a href="http://www.incx.nec.co.jp/robot/english/papero2005/index.html">INCX</a>.Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-16623836749950427042007-03-08T14:56:00.000-08:002007-03-11T22:04:38.305-07:00Knitted RobotsIf you can't afford to build one, maybe you can <a href="http://www.jesshutch.com/robot01.html">knit</a> yourself a robot. Or better yet, contact Jess Hutchison. She's made several, though I hear they're all sold out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1048AZm1wii4Q2kWIHX5kYrSeKgthXYZjKtmAdG-aaMtafma50-adddOexA4xiclHE_iRd0rODBoL0MRX_8-3oDs-JRWSFqvaTS8biMA29FjeIIMqbhk_b8m7KvTFP-DW9ZH5KDr99YI/s1600-h/thumbrobot14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040558708872349170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1048AZm1wii4Q2kWIHX5kYrSeKgthXYZjKtmAdG-aaMtafma50-adddOexA4xiclHE_iRd0rODBoL0MRX_8-3oDs-JRWSFqvaTS8biMA29FjeIIMqbhk_b8m7KvTFP-DW9ZH5KDr99YI/s200/thumbrobot14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6tBpmNfJNxdvlAM108e7qYJuWNCI9tZ9axHWsTRkE_yMAtBfY92GUkOzVu6iDu9CfCV1uB5YuoNmHZc8AiAVeESctasg1LGLqvwaKE5RUvmszIT1Y2mqRiUNAI5YJuL_fbauEWpkBCI/s1600-h/thumbrobot12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040558601498166754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6tBpmNfJNxdvlAM108e7qYJuWNCI9tZ9axHWsTRkE_yMAtBfY92GUkOzVu6iDu9CfCV1uB5YuoNmHZc8AiAVeESctasg1LGLqvwaKE5RUvmszIT1Y2mqRiUNAI5YJuL_fbauEWpkBCI/s200/thumbrobot12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiaWYlhnjYvImDDWZDXdBZtTg6cMBUPaDAWZ7bwwhcl2TGCQ02q65r0RxliIHTekw0v5s0JTFmvqYoyai84WhKfa5no8R3DNXJf-yqXbD7kWpHNKNgd5h_nvn1E5Fbze6NcAn6pRig5Y/s1600-h/thumbrobot01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040558485534049746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiaWYlhnjYvImDDWZDXdBZtTg6cMBUPaDAWZ7bwwhcl2TGCQ02q65r0RxliIHTekw0v5s0JTFmvqYoyai84WhKfa5no8R3DNXJf-yqXbD7kWpHNKNgd5h_nvn1E5Fbze6NcAn6pRig5Y/s200/thumbrobot01.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-52835969067346688302007-03-07T11:08:00.000-08:002007-03-13T18:26:52.747-07:00Dancing RobotsYou can learn to dance with the help of a <strong><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/07/robots.ballroom/"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><u>neon-bright,</u></span></a></strong> life-sized partner. You can see by this next image, there's no need to worry about stepping on her toes. But will that stop her from rolling her wheels over yours?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOVrN3xH-OFQeDIlqRNPL91sgZFQ_O9hmPuuWCKSIAuBlQWAh984EyKupR4GvgtAkV2z2U8mTzaNSqT1HYRf14MskoxiVR0aCXrBZ_aFzcwfTduN9XszmuABEdVXvoVilIGycevpY6vA/s1600-h/dancercutoutimage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040556303690663362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOVrN3xH-OFQeDIlqRNPL91sgZFQ_O9hmPuuWCKSIAuBlQWAh984EyKupR4GvgtAkV2z2U8mTzaNSqT1HYRf14MskoxiVR0aCXrBZ_aFzcwfTduN9XszmuABEdVXvoVilIGycevpY6vA/s320/dancercutoutimage.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-46819997773230363382007-03-06T15:00:00.000-08:002007-03-11T22:03:52.365-07:00Robot for the LadiesThe engineers at <a href="http://www.morpha.de/php_e/morpha_HausAssi.php3">Morpha</a> have designed a robotic housekeeper. This should be pretty handy. If parts of her fall off, you'll be able to count on her to pick them up. <a href="http://www.morpha.de/php_e/morpha_HausAssi.php3"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040553958638519730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlUSO_YPayxjlifSikSWBtVYsIu-2RxrBIwY3INNatTecLizcmJlPNgBuLLZUnx7OEMqVW3EBlHMtPAOHzCBxIcWyPGTBaV82yFa1_Kb0wygSqUKckzWqgisnAIuywOmTk0lqJlTI0k8/s400/design_hausfrau.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-46217110552762465622007-03-05T13:36:00.000-08:002007-03-11T22:04:16.450-07:00Terminator Robot ArmWhen Ahnold was running for Governor in California, it came out in the news that he'd groped just about every woman he came in contact with. I can only say, it could have been worse. Imagine this cold claw grabbing your ass, ladies.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjsBtHz2LFx2PKdV-mXIL9wp_xYaDapxS6Okkswk_ZQ2a_EvYeeaEiYiROkJyeouKPGQ4P5Wy0DgCK8wXtZgdbTLYmtXcX6oKT636pTE3KF8fY6X4wnw5xyT53JNvPiXXgEt2VrMirGk/s1600-h/terminatorimage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040552644378527138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjsBtHz2LFx2PKdV-mXIL9wp_xYaDapxS6Okkswk_ZQ2a_EvYeeaEiYiROkJyeouKPGQ4P5Wy0DgCK8wXtZgdbTLYmtXcX6oKT636pTE3KF8fY6X4wnw5xyT53JNvPiXXgEt2VrMirGk/s400/terminatorimage.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-62514554991852930872007-03-04T09:11:00.000-08:002007-03-03T09:13:00.761-08:00Gingerbread BotThe kids at Chaos have found <a href="http://chaoskids.com/ROBOTS/CBOT/CBOT.html"><u>something new</u></a></u> to construct with sheets of gingerbread.<br /><br />I'm reminded of the folktale, <em><a href="http://www.rickwalton.com/folktale/bryant06.htm"><u>The Gingerbread Man</u></a></em>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcccc;"><span style="color:#006600;">"Run! run! as fast as you can!<br />"You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"</span><br /></span></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><u></u><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnudkbu4HLqpsTHf02LU4fP8AI8wTStfsuOeHTkvQrINClZI1-B3xjRjv3UxgulC-W6eiZbzzaF5ruV1glOEE1TG2cu3Sa9aGmUFPeGMc5ZGjsobBhLZeTAEOkYrGORuE73LlCwaAvB0/s1600-h/gingerbreadrobot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037071779802699970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnudkbu4HLqpsTHf02LU4fP8AI8wTStfsuOeHTkvQrINClZI1-B3xjRjv3UxgulC-W6eiZbzzaF5ruV1glOEE1TG2cu3Sa9aGmUFPeGMc5ZGjsobBhLZeTAEOkYrGORuE73LlCwaAvB0/s320/gingerbreadrobot.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-65490229437794604472007-03-03T09:00:00.000-08:002007-03-02T08:40:55.965-08:00Self-sustaining Robot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3j-pzsDhO8pwTHy3Ep9qVgEmw2jgmDfvmrlfAu_M75URc6L8e5WCf6lwFFApAr7L9HjVkBNiQhKszQsJjhXrP-K3vQlskP1Np19OrjKQrY7gN9h2dRTU0Dd_7zJlITwMa0ZxXP9ZOh_I/s1600-h/digestA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037366821387271970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3j-pzsDhO8pwTHy3Ep9qVgEmw2jgmDfvmrlfAu_M75URc6L8e5WCf6lwFFApAr7L9HjVkBNiQhKszQsJjhXrP-K3vQlskP1Np19OrjKQrY7gN9h2dRTU0Dd_7zJlITwMa0ZxXP9ZOh_I/s200/digestA.jpg" border="0" /></a>Chris Melhuish's team of engineers, at a university in Bristol, England are <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6366"><u>developing a robot</u></a> that catches flies and digests them in a special reactor cell that generates electricity.<br /><br />And what better way to attract flies than the smell of feces?Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-12205824228969043232007-03-02T08:25:00.000-08:002007-03-01T12:36:54.022-08:00Robot-TypingFor some, robots hold such fascination that they are compelled to sit in front of their keyboards typing out shapes limited only by their imaginations.<br /><br />Here is one of several creations produced at <a href="http://www.asciiworld.com/robots.html"><u>AsciiWorld.com</u></a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VE-APAZUu-vz8cGM7Z2Sz-RZo3ZK_W7vWnopoB4W6Znsh8behPyhtBpr3B-hjzlx1xUzw0G_V4nMTkHNZDLAVGRwB6b6PdE8nogTh12T9hV_Ct4ROnslL-Dad4DMXppGUYOFT8aROhI/s1600-h/asciiworld.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VE-APAZUu-vz8cGM7Z2Sz-RZo3ZK_W7vWnopoB4W6Znsh8behPyhtBpr3B-hjzlx1xUzw0G_V4nMTkHNZDLAVGRwB6b6PdE8nogTh12T9hV_Ct4ROnslL-Dad4DMXppGUYOFT8aROhI/s320/asciiworld.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037057516216309938" /></a>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337201048507073089.post-43270587738756133162007-03-01T23:24:00.000-08:002007-03-11T23:08:05.888-07:00Posy Robot<div>Here's a robot from engineer and designer, Tatsuya Matsui, reminiscent of a little girl's sunny innocence. Shiny, white, and flowing with lines clearly meant to endear.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkNn01_lHRvAsvOHwhUQT87Du8F3UHrHYhsUkRWavc6balC6b0BoeAZOKiAacxFKmBbU22xOBDMFn0jnNX0ikr5X76923LndOe9x-GTPUc57HVa-SvejAda0d6XPRzFZ8q6cpjj7PdDg/s1600-h/posyimage.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrlowIUysU_PkMvSrEX1-Ba-kp8XjxEc9XKKXR9kuo8ZyIrOAfg3T-y3X8oijtCOH8DHgQTpcrxWdSbVzq38Fgsb6Pin5cbFZ-fWRqhJWGsx6j-x6ngCqxQ4X6ZBTN3AmHkKLegICWy8/s1600-h/posyimage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037427852872548162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 320px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrlowIUysU_PkMvSrEX1-Ba-kp8XjxEc9XKKXR9kuo8ZyIrOAfg3T-y3X8oijtCOH8DHgQTpcrxWdSbVzq38Fgsb6Pin5cbFZ-fWRqhJWGsx6j-x6ngCqxQ4X6ZBTN3AmHkKLegICWy8/s320/posyimage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,92143-page,1/article.html"><u>PC World</u></a></div>Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764741634388526543noreply@blogger.com0