This short film was made with a Canon 50D taking the background shots and stop motion to animate the movement. The robot was created in 3D Studio Max and After Effects was used for the integration. Leap on this teleport link and be whisked off to a randomly selected new video.
Short film: SuperBot
It’s all a matter of perspective, right? Just keep that helpful suggestion in mind while you’re on the run from a giant germ. Thanks to perspective this germ has grown far too large, too large for you to cope with and the only apparent option is to flee. This short film was put together by […]
An interview with the Robot Slayer Vincent Kamp
Robotslayer is both an illustrated childrens’ book and iOS app. What’s the target age group for the book and how old would kid need to be before being trusted on the app? I think age 6 or 7 is probably the key age where the kids can start to really identify with the characters and […]
Dealing with death through doppelgangers: Hal movie review
Hal is a movie about a robot who becomes human as part of an outlandish attempt at “robot therapy”. In this instance we’re dealing with someone who’s not been able to cope with the death of a loved one and has withdrawn from the world. The robot “Q01” doesn’t just become human – they become […]
Short film: Keloid
In the near future countries have become dependant on a network of artifical intelligence devices. As man wages war so does AI come to the machines of war. Political hierarchy divides society into factions and AIs gain ground as efficiency becomes everyone’s goal. Keloid asks what happens when we test to see whether key powers […]
404: Law Not Found – 3DTotal take robot madness to Kickstarter
A Kickstarter from the UK with free shipping to the US and the EU. Publisher 3DTotal has raised thousands on their first day on Kickstarter with 404: Law Not Found and are halfway to making their goal.
Short film: AMP
10 years after the war his father started, Quinn and his robot Amp live in the slums, struggling to earn or steal the batteries that keep Amp alive. Trouble ramps up a level when a sexy old school friend tracks his down with a favour to ask. Directed and written by Adam Marisett Amp was […]
Clockwork pedicab
This Clockwork pedicab was created by the steampunk character artist Doktor A. The piece in question will feature in the Monsters & Misfits III show that’ll take place in Takayama, Japan, this September. Via The Geyser of Awesome.
Review of Pacific Rim: Man, Machines & Monsters
What a fantastic book. This 156-paged collection of colour oozes Pacific Rim wonder. The title is perfect; “Man, Machines & Monsters”. Take the time to read the forward by Guillermo del Toro before allowing yourself to be distracted by the artwork and the hidden surprises. Now, the hidden surprises are all good – no rift […]
Homemade robot completes quadruple back-flip
Where have we got to with robotics? I’m sure sci-fi writers in the 1940s expected us to be much further along in the field than we are. That said, we’re progressing and have some impressive specialist bots these days and the field of home robotics is growing. A case in point is Robot Number 16. […]
