May 14 2008Killer Robots Abound At Maker Faire
Michael, a brave member of my underground anti-robot coalition, the Fairly Unorganized Brotherhood Of Technology Saboteurs (FU-BOTS) did a little reconnaissance work at the recent Makers Faire to scope out our potential robotic killers. He brought along his trusty bowtie spy camera and sent me these exclusive pictures via messenger pigeon. As I've been screaming atop my soapbox forever now, we're seriously funked. Definitely hit the jump to see some of the carnage, including a robot tearing apart mannequins for practice, one about to rip an old woman's head off with its pincers, a scorpion-bot that has already cut someone's leg off, and a Birdo-inspired gunning robot. Now if I've said it once I've probably said it at least three times, people need to stop making these damn things. While Carzilla was certainly cool to see at that monster truck rally when I was six, this shit has gotten seriously out of hand -- and into limb-tearing claws. So I have no choice but to open membership to FU-BOTS to anyone who takes a pledge of robotic sabotage. Please send your applications to:
FU-BOTS
ATTN: The Geekologie Writer
125 His Treehouse
Anti-Robotville, Geekologie Island
Mom, bring me some cookies and milk when you deliver this
NOTE: All applications must include a picture of you destroying something metallic.
UPDATE: Another reader, Ian, has sent in some more exclusive pictures including a kid-eating giraffe, a flame spewing human destroyer, an Arnold Schwarzenegger robot crushing the earth, and a pretty scary cupcake.
Hit the jump for all the pics, but be warned -- it's a vision of the future.
More of Michael's Images:
Ian's Images:
Thanks Michael and Ian for the exclusive pics, you're both a lot braver than I am.
Reader Comments
1. Scott - May 14, 2008 1:12 PM
Haha, Fu-Bots. Very clever sir. How do I join
2. Cyberwulf - May 14, 2008 1:54 PM
Sweet nunf*** these things are scary...
3. Freddy K - May 14, 2008 2:02 PM
okay. The best way to survive is to join the winning team. Thats right baby, who else is up for some serious cyborg action?
4. Jumpin_J - May 14, 2008 2:23 PM
OMG, the Cylons are coming. We are totally frakked. Game over, man, game over!
5. Lisa - May 14, 2008 2:44 PM
BSG reference + Aliens quote = I want to have your babies. Or, you know, raid your DVD collection.
6. Filizzle - May 14, 2008 3:01 PM
Just one question..
Is that a fully grown adult robot? Or is it only a baby? Is it only a baby, well, then I will kill myself so they won't get that pleasure, because if it's a baby me and my homemade balloon shotguns won't resist them! (One day I will maybe tell you how to make your own balloon shotgun ;) )
7. Tap - May 14, 2008 4:14 PM
Yeah, we're screwed.
8. pickle - May 14, 2008 5:27 PM
i once had a nightmare about alien robots coming down to earth and going about ripping people's heads off and immediately jamming one of their own, robotic heads into the gushing human neck-stump. This effectively made you an immortal robot-alien at the whim of this new species.
You, mr. geekologie guy, have rekindled the shaking terror and fever-pitched paranoia i experienced that morning i awoke. Thank you, sir, thank you.
9. SlowMonkey - May 14, 2008 6:18 PM
My money is on Angelina Jolie and her yacht with a submarine and a helicoptor on it. In order to take over a country, you have to occupy it, and she has the people block.
10. SmokingGirl - May 14, 2008 6:43 PM
I'd be more terrified of the invisible zombies if I were you.
11. geese - May 14, 2008 7:44 PM
Oh my God- I saw that cup cake and I crapped myself with terror
12. Shorel - May 14, 2008 11:12 PM
Some of them look like taken from "Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors".
13. beefytee - May 15, 2008 10:28 AM
wow those things aren't f***ing around.
14. Sarah - May 15, 2008 6:06 PM
that's the worst conductor i've ever seen.
and i've been directed by some pretty bad ones.
15. Peregrinus - May 28, 2008 8:19 AM
The two robots in the second picture should fight each other
16. Quin - June 23, 2008 7:10 PM
The Robot Army hereby declares FU-BOTS its official arch enemy. Prepare for your overthrow, pathetic fleshlings! http://blog.robotfromthefuture.com/my-arch-enemies-the-fubots
17. Conductor - November 11, 2008 3:56 AM
Cupcakes and a lot of other burningman-scrap on the street...
18. RIMTUCK - November 12, 2008 6:11 PM
boo!
19. Anon - October 3, 2009 3:06 PM
nice...remote controlled industrial art. and you're scared.