Movie Robots
August 10, 2010
India Produces Robot Musical
India has produced a movie with dance-off movin' robots. Entitled "Robots," of course, it comes out of Kollywood in the Kodambakkam district located in Chennai, a city in the state of Tamil Nadu. We guess the country is finally into CGI mode.
Via Gizmodo
August 2, 2010
Boilerplate to Become Graphic Novel
JJ Abrams will be making a new film based on the story "Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel," written by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett. Produced through his Bad Robot company, the graphic novel follows the world's first robot as it wanders through the 19th and 20th centuries. The idea to bring it to the screen was originally pitched on a website about 11 years ago and was apparently so convincing that some thought the robot was real.
Via Hollywood Reporter
July 13, 2010
Power Laces Auto-Tie Shoe
Inspired by the film "Back to The Future II," Blake Bevin combined a shoe and Arduino microcontroller to create Power Laces (technically only one.) When he steps in the shoe, a force sensor activates servo motors to tighten its laces. He included a touch switch to reverse the process. Blake is an entry in Instructable's USB contest and would appreciate votes from Marty McFly fans.
Via Instructables
June 30, 2010
Martian Chronicles to Become Movie?
Rumor has it that Fox producer John Davis has optioned film rights to the Martian Chronicles. It had already been made into a TV mini-series in 1980 with Rock Hudson and Bernadette Peters. The producer's previous work includes "Alien vs. Predator" and "I,Robot" so don't expect a mega-movie.
Making Bradbury's classic seems a lot more feasible than another rumor kicking around that Mattel wants to produce a film based on their Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.
Via LA Times
March 15, 2010
R2-D2 Clears Your Sinuses
R2-D2 is indeed blowing off steam but not because he is teed off at C3PO. This minute version is an actual humidifier. Remove his head, pour water into his body and plug into your USB port to clear those clogged sinuses. Officially licensed, he can be yours for $19.99.
Via ThinkGeek
December 30, 2009
Witness the Ultimate Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear has gone Ultimate. The 16" "Toy Story" star has 7 motors for his head and body, walks, talks and can be put in either 'Space Ranger' or 'Toy' mode. He responds to voice commands with over 100 phrases and with his IR remote, shoots his arm laser, can "give you five" and not only has body movement, he turns his head and blinks. Not recommended for kids under 3 years old, he comes with an interactive target game and has an autonomous roaming mode in case you don't have time to search beyond infinity. You can adopt Buzz, but remember that this is no minor toy as his 3 AAA and 11 AA batteries are not included.
Via Buzz Lightyear
December 18, 2009
Must Have: Invest in Robots
While you are thinking about last minute holiday gifts, teach someone inexpensively how to save with the Mudpuppy Robots Money Bank. At a size of 4.5 x 4.5 x 4", it has three slots and interior compartments and has been safety tested. For older spendthrifts, there is the Diamond Select R2-D2 Bank sculpted by Oluf Hartvigson. About 11" tall, the perfectly scaled droid can save the planet, one dime at a time.
Midwest's Ceramic Bank eeps when you feed it and the ROBO Bank doubles as an alarm clock. He actually talks, counts and tells the time as his eyes flash in that evil botty kind of way.
Via Robot Banks
November 13, 2009
Takahashi Masakazu Papercraft Robots
Takahashi Masakazu is either an artistic genius or has too much time on his hands, or both. His papercraft is amazing as evidenced by this distant cousin of R2-D2. Check out his site that features buildings, insects, animals and airplanes.
Via Craziest Gadgets
August 14, 2009
Yummy! Robot B-9 PEZ Dispenser
Who doesn't love giant robots? Who doesn't love PEZ? Put them both together and you get the Giant PEZ Robot B-9. The 12" tall robot from "Lost in Space" comes with 12 packages of candy and will be your best friend when you need a quick sugar high.
Via Giant PEZ Robot B-9
May 13, 2009
Robotic Gizmo Performs
The Gremlins have returned! This robotic Gizmo sings and dances his way into your heart. At a size of 8" tall and with an 11" ear span, the Plush Mogwai sings the original song in the movie. He comes with his own batteries so you can wake him up that much quicker. Just remember not to get him wet, expose him to bright light or feed him pizza after midnight.
Via Gizmo
May 8, 2009
Must Have: Monster vs. Aliens Clone Robot
"Monsters vs. Aliens" has only been out about a month and already the market is flooded with licensed products. We found a 6" Clone Robot with fire boost that will launch missiles from his head and Gallaxhar's Space Attack UFO that houses both the evil genius and the robot and drops two bombs. And although the movie won't be out for renting/purchasing for awhile, you can always play your fave character in a game on Nintendo DS or Wii.
Via Monsters vs. Aliens
April 23, 2009
Get Ready for roboworld 2009
roboworld 2009 will soon be upon us. Opening day at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh is Saturday, June 13. There will be games, a dance contest, lots of exhibits including one with Keepon and a greeter named Andy. They will also be inducting into the Robot Hall of Fame:
- Mars rovers Spirit & Opportunity
- iRobot'sRoomba
- DaVinci Medical Robot System
- Huey, Dewey & Louie from the 1971 film "Silent Running"
- T-800 Terminator from the 1984 film "Terminator"
Via roboworld
April 14, 2009
RC Transmutation Android
This transformer may not be the scariest on the block, but its garish color will certainly embarrass the others. At 28cm tall, the RC Transmutation Android has flashing chest lights and five joints in each arm, and can protect you with its blaster rifle. It can morph into a vehicle and run forward, backward, left and right with the controller. Coming from China, the default charger for the bot is 220V, so in addition to the $17.95 price, you may need to order a 110V adapter.
Via Chinavasion
March 13, 2009
Must Have: Terminator Bots
Yahoo has gone to great lengths to uncover rumors concerning "Terminator Salvation," which will debut May 21 (Memorial Day weekend.) While we don't know if any or all of them are true (besides the Christian Bale rant,) we do know that this film will showcase a sh**load of robots, as you can see from the trailer, and as such makes the Terminator our Must Have this week.
Not only does it make us want to re-screen the original "Terminator" and sequels, we may just splurge on the Collector's Edition and greedily surround ourselves with action figures.
(Thanks, Mike)
Via Yahoo Movies at Terminator
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