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If you don’t associate robots with cuteness, you’re missing out. This is perhaps the kawaii-est utilization of robotics technology we’ve ever seen. It’s also like a feline version of The Matrix. It’s completely incredible. I like the bonking in the head part. Here’s what the genius who made this, Taylor Veltrop, says: This is the culmination of my last year’s [...]
Christ, I’m getting old. Here’s an product posted under “Vintage” on Etsy. Seller Amy (who adores question marks) says: This is a blast from the past! Created in 1987 this toy computer has the appearance of the first computers I learned on! This working toy features a number of math games, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as well as a [...]
Wow. Check this guy out. He is really enjoying his headphones. Is it because he knows that they are also speakers? Is he enjoying the music and also thinking, “When this song is over, I can take these off of my ears and listen to the song out loud”? They come in red and black and cost $120. If you [...]
ThinkGeek asks, “Do you miss the ’80s?” Well, please. Who doesn’t? Hence this delicious item: I don’t even use a mouse anymore, but I would if I could use this.
It would seem that sexism exists even in the world of robotics. Though most robots don’t have a true gender, as the notion of gender is typically defined by reproductive organs, it’s not unheard of to use “he” when talking about Asimo or similar boy-like robots. There’s nothing inherently male about them, but nothing inherently female either. Which raises the [...]
There is no end to the passions of Dr. Who fanatics. This K-9 dog runs on electricity and has solar panels. It was designed by a college student, Instructables member ahrshin, whose dorm didn’t allow pets. So he decided to create his own, and got help from Dr. Who build forums like TardisBuilders. It’s a long, complicated project and can [...]
Just flew from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and was, of course, doing what everyone does when they fly US Air: reading SkyMall. I have to say, there is nothing like SkyMall to get you through the long, boring hours, especially when you’re a gadget geek. Here are the things I found that I have never seen before on Gizmodo or [...]