Robotic Ants

Have I told you about my friend Tom?

He writes a really wonderful blog and also shares my passion for Robots. Unlike me, Tom has a very creative and practical mind and can actually create wonderful Robots and other artistic creations.

Now Tom lives in Germany and instead of Postcards - he sends me random Robotic bits and pieces.

The latest message from Tom was in the form of a Robotic Ant.... check the YouTube video. It's great.

A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos. This video demonstrates body movement and mandible control....

The track is also way cool: Sound track: Artist: Trifonic with Lies (Instrumental).

The Most Adorable Robot... Ever

You know that it's a big Robot News Story when three friends send you the same story in one day. And with the words Adorable and Robot used in the headline - you know it's a winner.

The Gizmodo guys summed up the cuteness pretty well:

The tweenbot, a cardboard-bodied, cheerful little bugger, is equipped with a flag stating its intended destination. Since it can only move forward, it depends on the kindness of strangers to guide it and remove obstacles.

There's also a bunch of other news stories about this little fellow too.

Thanks to @wiredlogophile, @jimmyville and @jyesmith for the Tweet-date.

Robot Republic

I was playing around with the super speed of TwitZap when I came across this wonderful short Robot Animation film on The ABC - by Adam Dunca.

Take 3 mins and check it out....

SYNOPSIS
Left to fend for themselves, five giant robots that have long outlived their evil scientist creators wander the world in a search for meaning. In this instalment they grapple with quantum physics...with predictable results.

Introducing The Slobots

I received an email last week from Mike Slobot. He's the creator of Slobots - created out of "found objects, plastics, thrift store finds, toys and other stuff".

You should check out is website www.slobots.com

My favourite to date is SLO-HERREN (Pictured) who Mike classifies as One-of-a-Kind' Robot.

And here's a blurb from his website too:



Not very far into the future, robots existed in many facets of everyday life... As the demand for new technology raced on, many of the earliest robots found themselves without homes or jobs or families.
They began to search for new meaning in their lives, in many parts of the galaxy, and even into the farthest reaches of the universe... Welcome to the world of "The Slobots™!!"

Be Afraid! Gigantic Fire-Breathing Robot Babies Have Taken Over Roppongi

Apparently this is some kind of robot baby art project.... in any case... thanks to @scottRhodie and @AgentM for thetip off.

Kraftwerk - Live 1981 - Photos

You can't be a Robot fanatic and not love Kraftwerk. Thanks to @kidcalmdown who found these photos from Charles Robinson. I wish I was there. Though seeing them at the Big Day Out in 2003 was a very special show.

Robot Coasters

I love my coffee table. Currently it has a stack of (mostly unread) TIME magazines, 4 remote controls, a no smoking sign I tool from an Irish pub in China and a stack of Misfits Coasters. I now know what I am missing. These beautiful Robot Coasters.

These have been created by Julia Davey for her White Elephant range.

Thanks to Rollagirl9 for the tip.