Here we have Flight of the Conchords – The Humans are Dead. Apologies on the credits sequence but this is the only version in which they were dressed as robots that included the binary solo. I feel it is my duty to point out that it isn’t true binary but I guess that’s covered by artistic licence or something. Anyway, 7/10 for the robot suits, but there weren’t enough flashing buttons for my liking.
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06.02.10 :: No comments yet, leave your own!
Muscle Jaw, om nom nom
I spotted these really cool papercraft robots on some dude’s livejournal and had to find out a little more, mainly as to why they sound like they might be a painful case of groin growths. There’s some info over at the Paperoid website – such as all the different robots available, what their skillsets are – in classic not-quite-there translation from Japanese to English. There’s even an untranslatable comic about the Paperoids available, which I highly recommend if you like to be confused beyond confusion itself whilst looking at trance-inducing colours. The models themselves are cunningly crafted into a handful of coloured tubes, that once cut and bent as directed turn into the mighty little paper robots.
You can grab some of the characters in the UK from twentytwentyone, here is Muscle Jaw, you can find others using searching prowess.
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28.01.10 :: No comments yet, leave your own!
Spike Jonze is cool (think music videos for Beastie Boys, Björk, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Sonic Youth, Breeders, FatBoy Slim, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the chairman of the board himself, The Notorious B.I.G.). Robots are cool (think, well, robots in their entirety. Especially ones wielding lasers). So Spike Jonze plus robots must be cool, right? I can only really say potentially here. I mean, the film itself looks cool but what’s this? Sponsored by Absolut Vodka? It wouldn’t actually be so bad if it didn’t somehow creep into the film itself, but with the tag-line “A Love Story in an Absolut World” I have a horrifying feeling that it has. Absolut Vodka is weird, but I think any vodka is weird since I drank too much as a misguided youth. And what about the state of indie films, about how they’ve sold out to corporations and blah blah? Well, I don’t give a crap about that. I like robots. End of. And their being in this film a-plenty = win.
I look forward to seeing this film in full some time if it ever comes out, if anyone knows anything let me know? I have also found out someone has printed a book to coincide with the imminent release or something, which can be found here and looks kinda cool perhaps maybe.
via SLAMXHYPE
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27.01.10 :: 1 Comment, leave your own!
I only just found out about this guy/girl/collective/robot/robot collective/disembodied hand (haha, that joke has literally been on every version of this story I have seen so thought I would keep it too because I am being lazy). Basically he/she/they/it/they/it are crafting a robot every day in 2010 out of junk and stuff. Just like I LIKE ROBOTS writing about a robot every day in 2010, but actually doing something instead. See the pictures here.
Good luck to you weird robot maker person/ecollection of persons/robot/collections of robots and remember, robots are for life not just for 2010.
Weird Force One (facebook) via Bots High (twitter)
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Honda released this short film, Living with Robots, at the Sundance Film Festival. It is pretty cool, mainly about ASIMO and its history but also throws in some footage of the weird bodyweight support thing. Basically, its like a pair of electronic pants for lazy people that makes it appear as though a large robotic spider is trying to escape from your crotch. Anyway, pretty good watch so press play now.
After you’ve digested that, let me thrill you with more ASIMO visual pleasure by showing you the old advert/film attempting to bring warm joyous feelings towards ASIMO and such. Well, it works. Enjoy.
Honda – Dream the Impossible Campaign
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19.01.10 :: 2 Comments, leave your own!
Leotron
Nerdbots is brought to you by Nicholas and Angela from Kansas city. These people are my kind of people. The kind of people who one day decide they need to build a robot, dreams that I too share deeply with them. Using items they pick up at antique and thirft stores, they painstakingly create robot sculptures that are literally the greatest creations I have ever seen. I have no more words, just go to their site and take a long, long look. Then buy me one.
Rhapsody - freaking sweet NES pad win
Weston
Vita-Mix
Oddmund
Guy
Eico III
Channel Master
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cool robot dude in space
I sleep a lot. This is fact. Another fact is I don’t get up too well and resort to a plethora of alarm clocks. Ideally I would have one more alarm clock, and this is the one I want. And you want it too, even if you didn’t know yet, because it is so grown-up and masculine and will make you look cool. Just take a look at the red robot dude, he is in freaking space! The coolest.
If you want one, grab it here
and don’t forget to send one to me too.
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06.01.10 :: No comments yet, leave your own!
greasy does it
These robots made from recovered junk and found items are fantastic, even if they aren’t quite finished yet! Made by Travis Pitts, a freelance illustrator and designer, they hold on to a retro style and look superb. The attention to the details is where the win lies, kids (check out the buttons on the mad scientist bot!). I do hope that he finishes them and sticks a light in the, er, eggbot – it would make a great lamp that I would be quite prepared to pay for. Look out for more robot stuff, amongst a wealth of very impressive items, on his flickr page.
open your mouth and just say aaarrghh
baby robot? eggputer? lampbot!
Travis Pitts flickr via Super Punch
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04.01.10 :: 5 Comments, leave your own!
keeping track of the future
This one is for those robot fans who also like to get busy with their hands, yet find themselves confused as to which day it is – a papercraft robot calendar for 2010! Download the pdf from Sal Azad’s site, alternatively use this direct download link. I’m sure it won’t matter that we’re already four days into the year, so get making and share any creations in the comments.
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03.01.10 :: No comments yet, leave your own!
Screw you, Principality of Zeon
Between July and August last year, Bandai decided it would be a great idea to build a 59 foot 1:1 scale model of the RX-78-2 Gundam from the classic Japanese sci-fi series Mobile Suit Gundam. I agree. However, the only issue is that it cannot go on any kind of rampage since it can only move it’s head, throw out some steam and shine lights at stuff. Saying this, it is still freaking awesome.
The project was completed for the 30th anniversary of the Gundam franchise and built on Tokyo’s artificial island, Odaiba. Since August it has been dismantled and stored in a secret location, perhaps once again to emerge when the robots take over.
Find more pictures and videos at Zack Sheppard’s flickr and some nice night shots at Pink Tentacle.
via CNET
I LIKE ROBOTS
2010: A YEAR IN ROBOTS
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Blimey, it’s 2010 already, the most futuristic year to have ever happened. And what else exists in the future? Robots of course. So, in homage to our new masters (pending imminent takeover) here you will find a new robot each and every day of 2010, whether they be in pictures, art, videos or other forms.
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