Matthew Kozak made a fractal scene of a self-replicating robot. “Several years ago, I built a robot whose sole purpose in life was to create an even smaller robot just like himself… So much like himself, that this robot endeavored to create yet another tiny robot, ad infinitum. This continued for a while until an extremely tiny speck of robot tried to endow purpose upon a cloud of molecules with ruinous result.”
Network: blogs
"A robot developed at the University of Pennsylvania is made of modules that can recognize each other.” When kicked apart, the robot reassembles. [via JasonCalacanis at Twitter]
Network: twitter
"Robot lawn mowers have been around for over a decade. What’s new this month, however, is a mower that not only trims the lawn all by itself, but does so using solar power. Sweden’s Husqvarna just introduced the world’s first solar/electric hybrid robot lawnmower, which has no exhaust emissions and uses approximately the same amount of energy as a standard light bulb. [via Springwise]
Network: blogs
"Each Guy Robot is a one-of-a-kind handmade creation...The piece parts that go into each Guy Robot flow from a range of industrial tributaries: aerospace and avionics surplus suppliers, automotive salvage yards, long-haul microwave equipment recyclers, decommissioned plumbing and refrigeration remnants, vintage hand-tool swap-meet winnings. And, yes, truth be told, sometimes the perfect Guy Robot find is that gem that is spotted and rescued from among the flotsam hauled to the curb by the neighbors and otherwise destined for final disposal.”
Network: blogs
"Softbank’s coming out with a new line of handsets in April that will double as robot friends. These handsets have arms and legs that fold out, and screens that will make faces according to their moods.” (via toykomango)
Network: blogs
Meet Otto the Robot, a handmade robot series by Vandicklier. Each robot is about 7.5 inches tall and “contains a secret compartment that is usually unnoticed by most folks. The robot can be used to store: your money; diamonds; tiny pictures; wishes; dice; paper clips; keys; Xanax; rocks; matches; beads; pins; teeth; bottle caps; baby robots; paint chips; lint; bolts and screws; girls’ phone numbers; Bazooka Joe Bubble Gum...”
Network: etsy
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