Tuesday: April 20, 2010
- NASA to send first humanoid robot out into space later this year.
The robotics aren't quite advanced enough yet to send an actual android that is advanced as the ones you've seen on Star Trek - but it's a start. As to when these robot astronauts will turn on their masters and decide to destory all of our satellites - anybody's guess.
Friday: April 9, 2010
- NASA decides to unveil a whole slew of sweeping new programs
This budget provides an increase to NASA at a time when funding is scarce,' he said. 'It will enable us to accomplish inspiring exploration, science and R and D, the kinds of things the agency has been known for throughout its history.'
Thursday: March 4, 2010
- Daily Grind: Crazed
Name: Vin (aka robot on the rampage)
Occupation: Webmaster / Procrastinator / Dad
How Vin feels today: Crazed @ 2:57:12 PM
What Vin really wants today: To note disappointment in lame attempt to get back on track with consistent daily grind posts. No sleep and no sleep makes Vincent something something.Music Stuck in Head: Cheap Utah Blues / God Street Wine
This absolutely made my day yesterday. I discovered a page on archive.org that had rare and unreleased tracks from one my favorite (and for the most part generally unknown) bands. Here is a link to said tracks for those who care.Stuff to do today:
- Research more methods on how to obtain sleep whilst parenting a child that does not like to sleep
- Commit to aggresive napping during strategic parts of the day
- Strategy is dumb and may lead to eventual work dismissal
- Continue researching new methods of data capture via strategically placed web tracking bus
- Translation: reverse engineer Google Analytics code snippet for fun
- More sleep is required to pull this one off
- Animal cyborgs created through the cybergenic eye of Photoshop.
Whoever created the attached thumbnail should call up Cartoon Network and see if they need a new logo for one of their shows that involves stop-animation and action figures. Ten points and a cookie to anyone who can guess which show I am obviously referring to here.
Wednesday: February 3, 2010
- Nine inventions that prove Leonardo Da Vinci was in fact a super-villain.
Not only could this have been used to create some of the most intricate (and deadly) machines on the planet, but da Vinci would have known exactly what parts of the body he wanted them to attack.
Friday: January 29, 2010
- PETA calls for replacement of Punxsutawney Phil in favor of animatronic version.
According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter weather will follow. If he doesn't, expect an early spring. But PETA has had enough of the tradition that dates back to 1886, and believes robotic technology could be the solution.
Monday: January 4, 2010
- Technology not quite as advanced by 2010 as some would have hoped.
Nope, turns out we're not living like The Jetsons quite yet; shockingly some people aren't too happy with that. Although we still have another fifty years to go before any real complaining should go on (The Jetsons live in the year 2062 according to Wikipedia).
Monday: December 7, 2009
- A gallery of this year's most amazing scientfic images just for you.
Have a peek at sixty-two images showcasing a myriad of scientific amazement your optic delights. Turns out that capillary networks make for some interesting photography. Who knew?
- Eleven of the most embarrassing songs of the 2000s.
...it might as well be the most successful single (it hit #1 in May '07) by the guy who made himself a multi-millionaire by taking his questionable singing voice and using auto-tune to transform himself into a pitch-perfect robot.
Monday: November 30, 2009
- This year's hottest toy is robotic hamsters according to CNNMoney.
Move aside Tickle Me Elmo - this year robotic hamsters are all the rage. The price might be a factor in this as well as these little robots will only set you back about eight or ten bucks. They also leave less of a mess than a real-life hamster, which is nice.
Wednesday: November 25, 2009
- A handy tutorial on how to build your very own wifi robot spybot.
Always wanted to try your hand at building a robot of some kind? How about one that has built-in wifi and a camera? Good luck, 007.
Friday: November 20, 2009
- The fifty best inventions of 2009 according to TIME.
Covers everything from tank-bred tuna all the way up to fashion robots. Looking for the worst inventions of 2009? There's a list for that.
Tuesday: October 27, 2009
- Johnny Five is alive, Short Circuit remake actually in the works.
Didn't we say everything we needed to say with the last two Short Circuit movies? Must we bring Johnny 5 to this generation? That space has already been occupied by a cuter robot named WALL-E.
Wednesday: October 14, 2009
- A gallery of robotic dorks through the bullying eye of Photoshop.
An interestingly-themed contest regarding the not-to-distant future of robotic losers. Plus, it's always good to start your morning with a little bit of Worth1000.
Monday: October 5, 2009
- Nissan finds that emulating fish helps robotic cars avoid crashes.
The automaker studied how large schools of fish can move without colliding. It says Eporo imitates three rules of fish movement: avoiding crashes, traveling side by side, and keeping close to other members of the school.
Tuesday: September 29, 2009
- World record for most people doing 'the robot' in unison broken over in Australia.
After the first official attempt failed - some who signed up had turned into wallflowers - they broke the record on the second attempt.
Wednesday: September 2, 2009
- A collection of cyborg animals through the cybernetic eye of Photoshop.
On 2:14am EDT August 29, 1997, the electronic frog became self-aware.
Tuesday: August 4, 2009
- Robot band obsessed with online popularity.
Wow, just like in real life.
Monday: July 13, 2009
- Celebrity cyborgs through the non-organic eye of Photoshop.
Creepy and cool at the same time. Enjoy.
Wednesday: July 8, 2009
- Next generation of robo-flyers are actually robo-bats.
'Go fly a kite' still sounds cooler than 'go fly a bat'.
Tuesday: July 7, 2009
- Robot soccer, anyone?
Blurnsball may not be all that far off. Yes, that was a Futurama reference.
- Top ten things that sound cool when spoken by a giant robot.
Presented by Optimus Prime.
Monday: July 6, 2009
- The top twenty best uses of R2-D2.
Cocktail table still the best implementation in my book.
Wednesday: July 1, 2009
- Newly developed robotic rat uses robotic whiskers to seek out and identify objects.
...[Rats] are able to accurately determine the position, shape and texture of objects using precise rhythmic sweeping movements of their whiskers, make rapid accurate decisions about objects, and then use the information to build environmental maps.
Wednesday: June 24, 2009
- A list of the top fifty best movie robots.
Hope you enjoy the ride!
Friday: June 19, 2009
- The seven greatest robots of the pre-modern world.
Be sure to mentally prepare yourself to witness The Terrifying Talking Head of 1845 or The Digesting Duck of 1739.