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World’s first humanoid robot factory will deliver over 10,000 bots per year

September 18, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Agility Robotics, the company behind the famous bipedal robot named Digit, is set to open a huge – 70,000 square foot – manufacturing plant in Salem, Oregon.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: agility robotics, digit, robots

This real-life auto-transforming Grimlock is a masterpiece and the coolest thing you’ll see today

July 20, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Robosen and Hasbro have unveiled their latest auto-transforming robotic collectible in the form of Transformers Grimlock – and it’s not only is it a thing of beauty, it’s also a masterpiece in terms of genius engineering! The collectible – if you can call it that – is due to be released later in the year, […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: grimlock, robots, Transformers

It’d be a very bad idea to preorder this flame-throwing robot dog…

June 22, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Thermonator, the first ever robot dog equipped with a flamethrower, will be available to preorder in the coming months from a company called Throwflame. Neato. Thermonator can hurl flames on-demand at whatever object you desire, for ‘instant firepower’, by being coupled with the company’s ARC flamethrower. That’s right, this is one hotdog you certainly wouldn’t […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Geek Stuff Tagged With: flamethrower, robot dog, robots, tech

Police robots deployed at Singapore Airport – and we think they’re cute

June 18, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Dubbed ‘like something out of Black Mirror‘, these police robots have began duties at a Singapore Airport – after five years of trials. There are two of the bots now formally deployed at Changi Airport, although we don’t know their names. I’m presuming they have names! They’re the first of their kind, with the police […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: police, police robots, robots

Break of Dawn: Surreal sci-fi kids on bikes

October 27, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first trailer for Break of Dawn was about incoming death because it’s set on Earth when we know we’re going to get hit by a comet.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Break of Dawn, robots, trailers

Gallery: Norio Fujikawa’s Robots in Designer Chairs

June 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Norio Fujikawa is the executive creative director at Astro Studios and kindly maintains a Behance profile of art.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Norio Fujikawa, robots

Short film: The Bolt Connection

April 11, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You could argue there are Wizard of Oz touches here, robots and hearts, after all. But it’s more like Terminator when it comes to the murder.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, robots, short film

Short film: Human Resources of Ugago

December 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This year your co-workers insist you have a festive occasion.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Human Resources of Ugago, robots, sci-fi, short film

Short film: The Desert

October 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The animation was made possible through a project from the US studio Bento Box and Australia’s Princess Pictures; Princess Bento.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, robots, short film

Ahoy, tech-savvy: Free Captian & Cola drink

September 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’re in the UK, quick on the draw and tech-savvy, then it’s possible to get yourself a free Captain Morgan’s “Original Spiced Gold & Cola”. It’s booze.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: alexa, amazon, astro, food, google home, robots

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