I think TARS may well have been my favourite bit in Interstellar. I’m not saying that to knock the film, I rather liked it… but TARS was a scene stealer! This cosplay took some 3 months to build and was shown at Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con this year. It won the “One to Watch” […]
Incredible “Skyworld” city skyline designs
The Skyworld Project is an incredible find on Etsy. It’s a store which sells some 352 art prints and other designs that are mapped to skylines from cities around the world. There are more than 200 included from North America, 18 from Australia and more than 60 from Europe plus many more. You’ll likely find […]
Lonely machine dreams of the giant city robot
Sven Sauer and Igor Prosavec are SA-PO. The artists are drawn to the idea of megacities. Can mankind cope with the rapid development of technology or will it outpace us? If we’re outpaced by technology then are we doomed to be alone in a crowd, an alien native and disabled by our technical ability?
Short film: We Were Not Made For This World
We Were Not Made For This World is a short film by Colin West McDonald that follows a robot trying to cross an alien landscape. The film, simple but powerful, is based on a three-panel comic strip by the respected Paul Hornschemeier. Also called “We Were Not Made For This World” the comic depicts a […]
Short film: L3.0
This short begins as a sad film about lonely Leo. The cute little robot just wants someone to play with him. Created by students of the ISART Digital program the short movie has a bit of a surprise ending. Turns out Leo is pretty adapt at making paper planes and other shapes. Ready to watch […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie trailer is loaded with feels
Is Chappie the new Johnny Five? Short Circuit. Neill Blomkamp (District 9) is back with another sci-fi. Chappie follows the story of a human coming to terms with people and people coming to terms with it. It stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman. The marketing I’ve seen for […]
Project J-Deite: The real life Transformer
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started to watch this Transformer video unfold. An animation? A model? I should have paid more attention. It’s clear that this is scale replica of a real life Transformer. By “real life” we mean a robot capable of transforming, actions and travel. It’s surprisingly agile. Unlike cartoon […]
Short Film: E N V O Y
It may be another child finds alien/robot, wants to play and then the military get involved but David Weinstein’s short film is better than most. It was put together without a big budget and does very well. The dog. The trick with the ball. The special effects. All great. Ready to watch more? Use this […]
The world’s first family robot
This video for Jibo is impressive. Will it actually be this good? This could well be the first ever “family robot”. You have the chance to support it. You could say you have the chance to sow the seeds of the robot revolution. No downside to that, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N1Q8oFpX1Y [Back this Campaign] There are 30 […]
Cute, clever but anger prone robot dinosaur pet
As someone who shares a flat with a Pleo I’m interested in Boomer. This robot dinosaur looks to be rather quicker and a little more fierce. In particular, Boomer has an angry “chase” mode in which he goes after whoever annoyed it. The best way to annoy the little T-Rex bot? Pull his tail.
