ASIMO eats it

Robot walking demonstrations are usually more impressive when they don't totally and completely fail. Not nearly as entertaining though.

• Robotic Band Covering The Beatles' 'Come Together'

  April 2, 2012 / Comments

  This is a video of Drexel University's robotic band, The Hubos, performing the Beatles classic 'Come Together'. Obviously if I'd been there I would have filled the bass drum with dynamite. Then one of the robots would coyly stick the dynamite dow... / Continue →
• Ugh: Sand Flea Robotic Car Can Jump Over 30-Feet -- UP

  March 28, 2012 / Comments

  Seen here preparing to leap on top of a building, Boston Dynamics' latest robotic killer, the Sand Flea (the evolutionary decedent of their Precision Urban Hopper), looks to gain entrance to a building from above. Note to self: keep a fire going i... / Continue →
• Oh Great, Those Pole-Dancing Robots Are Back

  March 7, 2012 / Comments

  Seen here shamelessly staring directly at her privates, a man admires one of the humanoid pole-dancers built by sicko robot-fetishist Giles Walker. Now we've known about Giles' stripper-bots for awhile, but Germany's recent CeBIT information tech... / Continue →