Oct 28

With Halloween around the corner, there's one thought that scares us more than any other. It's not Dracula or reanimated corpses. It's not TP'd houses or razor blade candy. It's the day when robots turn on humans in the battle for Earth. And to prep for the event, we're throwing a contest. Dress up like a robot that's turned on the human race, maybe win a pizza.

We want you to get creative. We're talking about a whole pizza on the line with toppings of your choosing—this isn't something you can just go out and buy for yourself on a whim.

Your interpretation of robots turning on the human race can be as adolescent or apocalyptic as you'd like. Make us laugh or make us cry. Whatever. The only catches are that all submissions must be:

1. Original Non-Photoshopped Photos
2. Received by November 1st

Send all of your best shots to tips@giz with the headline "Robots Turn on Humans" for entry, along with your contact info. And good luck. We're really looking forward to seeing your work, puny humans.



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Oct 28

Sony's Rolly is such a strange beast it either confuses, bemuses or amuses you...and now there's a new version with Bluetooth remote control mode. So you can now steer around your confusing, bemusing, amusing little robot MP3 dancer—in fact you can control up to seven of the SEP-50BTs, from a cellphone or laptop. Still, there's now a pink version too, and its price hasn't moved. It's still around $400, and its out November 21 in Japan. [RobotWatch]



Tagi: strange beast, jives, mdash, beng, dancer, sy, robots, robot, hasn, laptop, sony, japan

Oct 28

Sony's Rolly is such a strange beast it either confuses, bemuses or amuses you...and now there's a new version with Bluetooth remote control mode. So you can now steer around your confusing, bemusing, amusing little robot MP3 dancer—in fact you can control up to seven of the SEP-50BTs, from a cellphone or laptop. Still, there's now a pink version too, and its price hasn't moved. It's still around $400, and its out November 21 in Japan. [RobotWatch]



Tagi: strange beast, jives, mdash, beng, dancer, sy, robots, robot, hasn, laptop, sony, japan

Dec 4

Pole dancing robots. Yes, they exist, and yes, I have video of them. No, they are not sexy. They are the polar opposite of sexy.

The robots are part of the MuTate London exhibition. Beyond that, I have no idea what in the hell is the deal with these things. I mean, I know that people have a lot of insane, indefensible fetishes, but robot strippers with CCTV cameras and bullhorns for heads? Total bonerkillers. No thank you. [BBC]



Tagi: cctv cameras, bullhorns, pole dancing, robots, ld, strippers, robot, bbc, hell

Dec 6

I no longer fear getting old now that researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed Mamoru-Kun—a robot that helps elderly people find lost objects and remember to take their medication.

Once users register objects with Mamoru-Kun or "little protector," the device will constantly monitor them in a specific area using several cameras. If the object is misplaced, Mamoru-Kun will either point towards its location or give you verbal directions. It can even instruct its big brother the “Home Assistant Robot” to retrieve the object for you. The designers hope to have the device commercialized by 2018, which is right about the time I will start to forget where I put my reading glasses. Thanfully, Mamoru-Kun will be right there to tell me that the glasses are hanging from my neck. Awesome. [Robot Watch via Crunchgear]



Tagi: reading glasses, university of tokyo, locati, commercialized, big brother, slippers, robot, robots, designers, fear, cameras

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