Will you welcome our new robot overlords, or would you like to own one instead? Christie’s “Out of the Ordinary” auction this September in London will feature Gygan, an eight foot tall, 1,000 lb. robot created by an Italian engineer in the 1950s.
(photos via cyberneticzoo.com)
We don’t yet have the technology to fully-staff a restaurant with androids, but at this eatery in South Korea you can dine while surrounded by giant robots!
Of course this is a kids toy in Japan.
There can be only one!
(via Japan’s Kuratas vs. The U.K.’s Mantis: Pure Science Robot Showdown! « Akihabara News)
And all this time I’ve been afraid of giant robots!
King Con
(by Joe Prindiville)
BigDog ‘mule’ robot wreaks havoc with herculean throwing arm
Boston Dynamics’ BigDog rough-terrain robot just got even more terrifying, with the addition of a front-mounted arm that lets it toss around cinderblocks like soda cans. To get the job done, the 240-pound quadruped uses the same approach as human athletes, recruiting the strength in its legs and torso to power the throw.
Just make sure you’re not standing right in front when it says, “Fetch!”
Full-sized giant robot bat to follow shortly, I’m sure.
(via Brown University)
Glenn [Beck] now plans to hold some sort of science fair. In Utah. With giant robots walking amongst the crowd.
(via Death and Taxes)
