This is a bit of fantastic engineering skill and geek credit. DJ Sures has made use of the EZ-Builder Robot Control Software and the EZ-B Robot Controller to turn a toy Wall-E into a real Wall-E. The video is well worth a watch. A demo at the start and with a build towards the end. […]
Sneaky robot controlled by Wii remote
This robot isn’t part of Nintendo’s Wii U news. The first thing you’ll be invited to do is try and spot the robot on a table of items. Yes, one of those items just happens to be a Tachikoma. Okay, sure, we’re talking about a pretty basic robot but it is controlled with the Wii […]
Your very own empathic, robotic cat girl ears from Japan
These are real. They’re robotic cat ears from a Japanese company called Neurowear. If you’ve spotted the “neuro” in the title then you’re right. These ears actually respond to brainwaves and move in response to your thought patterns. Okay, these ears might not be for everyone – or might not be for most people – […]
The Robot Book by Thomas Jackson
Thomas Jackson is a photographer of talent and the Robot Book is a book made from metal, wood and electronic components. It’s a work of art. It’s not often we feature works of art here at Geek Native but the Robot Book clearly qualifies as worthy!
Robot and Surgeon fold tiny paper airplane
Dr. James Porter works for the Swedish Seattle hospital where he specialises in robotic surgery. The robot is called da Vinci. In order to demonstrate their combined skill set Porter and da Vinci work on a tiny sheet of paper to fold – and throw – a tiny paper airplane. It’s about the size of […]
Real Steel: Robot Boxing
DreamWorks has a clever viral ad for Shaun Levy’s movie about robot boxing. The Real Steel site was originally locked down with visitors needing to work out access codes in order to navigate it. It now seems to be open to all. The movie features Hugh Jackman as washed-up fighter Charlie Kenton who lost his […]
Robot or advertising wanker?
Here’s a little test you can do. Watch this video and try to decide whether you’re watching either a robot or a wannabe hipster and advertising wanker? The disclaimer here is that I work in digital marketing so I’m allowed to tease advertising folk. I’m allowed to tease robots as well. so there. What did […]
Furniture that eats meat will be part of the robot revolution
You have every right to be weirded out by this video. It’s going to show you furniture that eats meat. The furnture traps and consumes insects. Hey, I wonder if you can design furnture that’s particularly keen on eating spiders. That’s just part one. Part two – when things get really scary – is how […]
Robot is a film you must not let your GM watch
Okay, it may be Geek Native’s fault if your GM even knows about Robot. Back in September we posted the Robot trailer. Now we’ve got about 10 minutes of pure action goodness. Well. Of sorts! As some background, Robot aka Enthiran, is the most expensive movie ever made India. Want to suggest where it might […]
Kinect controlled robot – the first Kinect controlled model?
This video is frightfully impressive. This is all the work of a hobbyist and V-Sido software, which, if you want, you can get here. As you watch this video think about the robot’s balance. It simply isn’t falling over despite leaning quite some distances in some of the Kinect-powered poses. It’s impressive stuff. This particular […]
