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How would you substitution Gigapan’s Epic camera automaton?

Posted in December 4th, 2009
Published in Features

Gigapan’s Epic camera robot is an interesting beast, and calling it a niche device would be understating things rather dramatically. We had the opportun ity to take an Epic 100 for a spin earl ier

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Elevator operating automaton janitor goes on selling in Japan

Posted in December 1st, 2009
Published in Japan

In one year alone we’ve seen robots shaking things up in such far-flung fields as fashion and interpretive dance. That said, our concerns are generally more prosaic — that’s why we’re most excited

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Doka Harumi’s automaton cavort custom fills us with embarrassment for human race, but mostly Japan

Posted in November 30th, 2009
Published in Japan, dance, robot

Have you ever felt guilty after watching a robot dance? Don’t worry, you will s oon. Worse than that time you “accidentally” sat through four episodes of Sailor Moon. Worse than that time you watched

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Chumby Guts: Automaton Viscera For Hackers

Posted in November 19th, 2009
Published in Hacks, Mods and DIY

In Cory Doctorow’s latest novel, Makers, one of the main characters puts together an amazing little hack using a bunch of Boogie Woogie Elmo toys. These hav e been stripped of their fur

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Shapeshifting Automaton Peeps from Beneath the Door

Posted in October 17th, 2009
Published in Main news

Remember B.O.B, the shape-shifting blob from Monsters vs. Aliens? B.O.B may soon have a real-life counterpart.
Robotics company iRobot has developed

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Video: Pool-Playing Automaton Is Unsurpassable

Posted in September 21st, 2009
Published in Main news

Pool, the cut-down version of snooker preferred by degenerate hustlers and people who like fun, seems ripe for automation. After-all, it’s all about calculating

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Humanoid Automaton Plays Soccer

Posted in September 20th, 2009
Published in Main news

Set aside your fears of world-dominating cyborgs and say hello to Hajime 33, an athletic robot who’s about as tall as Kobe Bryant. Granted, this bot plays soccer, not

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How Wired.com Built Beer Automaton, Our DIY Kegerator

Posted in September 5th, 2009
Published in Main news

This is the story of Beer Robot, an ugly old fridge that grew into a super geeky kegerator.

It started out innocently enough. After work one day

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Chop: Nintendo DS Controls Ajar Fountain-head Automaton

Posted in May 20th, 2009
Published in Main news

Surveyor makes ajar fountain-head automaton controllers that possess completely a admirer following amongst do-it-yourself drone enthusiasts. The company’s centre result

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Photos: Large Drawing Presents Extraordinary Automaton Roundup

Posted in March 10th, 2009
Published in Main news

The Boston Globe’s Large Drawing is very likely single of hindmost year’s superlative novel blogs, featuring in-depth galleries of tidings events. The twist is that

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