Without a doubt, for me, one of the highlights of The Gadget Show Live this year was the appearance of Festo’s bird robot in the Super Theatre. The Super Theatre houses a live stage show where The Gadget Show presenters entertain the audience for an hour. It’s also one of the best places to see […]
The Gadget Show Live 2012 review
Once again The Gadget Show Live rocks on up to the NEC in Birmingham leaving us with questions like “is it any good?”, “should I go?” and “what are the gadgets like?” This blogger did not attend during the press day; instead four of us, including one wheelchair, went on the first day and got […]
LEGO robots help Cambridge University grow bones
This video is all kinds of awesome. Firstly, there should be more knowledge about bones. Medical science knows jack about bones and it annoys this blogger. Secondly, wow – we’ve got LEGO and robots, they’re in use in a hardcore science lab and all this is part of the Google Science fair. What’s not to […]
Make a speaker for your phone out of a beer can
This is an interesting effort from Red Stripe (the Jamaican beer people) that seems to be targeted to electronics geeks looking for a “just because we can” style of project. I think it’s rather clever because it hides tech in every day items. I’m very much reminded of this sneaky robot that lived in a […]
Cute Qbo robot learns about himself
If you check out the homepage to Thecorpora it looks like some sort of mysterious company. “Are you a bot?” it asks. The good news is that they have a friendly blog run by Francisco Paz. There’s even a Twitter account to follow at @QboRobot. Ah, the cute Qbo. In this video we watch the […]
Geek Christmas: Hex Bug has a larva
As part of Geek Native’s brave and bold effort to help you slay the evil Christmas shopping demons we’re looking at stuff you might buy for folks – or stuff that you might demand for yourself. Okay! Okay! Ignore that we gave you 10 reasons why you should buy the Doggie Doo game. That was […]
Furry cosyplay goes futuretech robotic
Japanese inventors are brilliant. This example may, at first glance, look a little odd. A giant and robotic cat head that seems like something that can only be used for furry cosplay. Not so; the eyes and mouth move without the person inside touching them. There’s a visual mapping going on. As the video points […]
Sadly, the plush Portal 2 turret won’t make Christmas
Aww. Double aww. The first aww is because this deadly warrior is so cute. This mechanical killer is perfect for cuddling and playing with. That’s right; you will soon be able to buy your very own 14.5″ Portal 2 turret. The second aww is because you’re unlikely to get this for Christmas (that the shopping […]
Steampunk Octopus and the fire rampage
This video is from Burning Man. Half of what I see from Burning Man makes me want to go there. I must be there. There are engineering geeks burning things – awesome. The other half of me… well, that’s not my scene. It’s worth noting that this is real. People made this fire and metal […]
Nihon Buyo dancing robot is the cutest
Okay, this blogger doesn’t really know whether this cute little robot is really dancing Nihon Buyo style – but he is having a go at traditional Japanese dancing. In fact, his routine is described as the Lion dance. I’m going with Nihon Buyo as a style because it was designed for the theatre, involves some […]
