Agility Robotics, the company behind the famous bipedal robot named Digit, is set to open a huge – 70,000 square foot – manufacturing plant in Salem, Oregon.
This real-life auto-transforming Grimlock is a masterpiece and the coolest thing you’ll see today
Robosen and Hasbro have unveiled their latest auto-transforming robotic collectible in the form of Transformers Grimlock – and it’s not only is it a thing of beauty, it’s also a masterpiece in terms of genius engineering! The collectible – if you can call it that – is due to be released later in the year, […]
It’d be a very bad idea to preorder this flame-throwing robot dog…
Thermonator, the first ever robot dog equipped with a flamethrower, will be available to preorder in the coming months from a company called Throwflame. Neato. Thermonator can hurl flames on-demand at whatever object you desire, for ‘instant firepower’, by being coupled with the company’s ARC flamethrower. That’s right, this is one hotdog you certainly wouldn’t […]
Police robots deployed at Singapore Airport – and we think they’re cute
Dubbed ‘like something out of Black Mirror‘, these police robots have began duties at a Singapore Airport – after five years of trials. There are two of the bots now formally deployed at Changi Airport, although we don’t know their names. I’m presuming they have names! They’re the first of their kind, with the police […]
Break of Dawn: Surreal sci-fi kids on bikes
The first trailer for Break of Dawn was about incoming death because it’s set on Earth when we know we’re going to get hit by a comet.
Gallery: Norio Fujikawa’s Robots in Designer Chairs
Norio Fujikawa is the executive creative director at Astro Studios and kindly maintains a Behance profile of art.
Short film: The Bolt Connection
You could argue there are Wizard of Oz touches here, robots and hearts, after all. But it’s more like Terminator when it comes to the murder.
Short film: Human Resources of Ugago
This year your co-workers insist you have a festive occasion.
Short film: The Desert
The animation was made possible through a project from the US studio Bento Box and Australia’s Princess Pictures; Princess Bento.
Ahoy, tech-savvy: Free Captian & Cola drink
If you’re in the UK, quick on the draw and tech-savvy, then it’s possible to get yourself a free Captain Morgan’s “Original Spiced Gold & Cola”. It’s booze.
