All Blog Posts Tagged 'Robot' (9)

Photographer Thomas Jackson has a comical series of photographs featuring a lone robot. The photos, at first, capture mundane chores such as doing the laundry or mowing the lawn but take a turn for the mysterious. Jackson draws inspiration from science fiction and literature to give the robot's story a "darkly humorous narrative." The series is meant to examine the uneasy relationship we have…

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The Robot Lifeguard To The Rescue, Her Name Is Emily

Created by Hydronalix, the robot's final version is intended to be an autonomously-working machine that scans for signs of trouble using sonar, then swims directly to the party in danger. From there, the drowning person can hang on to it as a flotation device, until human help comes or it can take the person directly to shore.



That's a good thing, because the robots will…

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Who else could pull off this crazy editorial than Fifth Element actress, Milla Jovovich? For Harper's Bazaar Singapore's April 2010 issue, photographer Simon Upton makes us believe Milla's a retro robot with amazing clothes! Wearing pieces from Burberry Prorsum's spring collection, Milla shows off shiny sequined pants along with stacked bracelets and dangerously high…

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Who knew robots could be so romantic? In this adorable set by UK-based photographer Gemma Booth, a beautiful woman and her robot companion go on an adventurous date, filled with sightseeing, flowers, and a little cuddling.…

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This is one of the coolest robots I've ever seen. RIBA — short for “Robot for Interactive Body Assistance” — was developed by researchers at Japan’s Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) and Tokai Rubber Industries. Designed primarily to assist nurses by lifting patients in and out of their beds and wheelchairs (as well as on and off the toilet), the 400… Continue

This robot designed by tokyo based design agency www.takram.com moves incredibly similar to an insect!





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Humans have officially become useless. A robot that doles out nearly 80 bowls of noodles a day at the Fua-men ramen restaurant in Nagoya, Japan is all the rage. It's bright yellow robotic arms are pre-programmed to boil noodles, pour the soup into bowls and sprinkle toppings on top of the dish.



"I don't feel any difference in taste between this ramen and one cooked by a human chef," Yoshikazu Yamada, a first-time customer, said after slurping his noodles and giving… Continue

It was a typical day for one friendly robot before he saw his robot girlfriend cheating on him. He was having a great morning, riding his bike and doing some laundry, but he knew something was suspicious when she didn't pick up his call. Once he spotted his lover in the car with human being, things spun out of control and he started getting drunk on motor oil.…

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Got some extra time on your hands this weekend? Japanese paper toy creator and artist, Shin Tanaka, has teamed up with LA-based, Asian-American pop culture magazine; Giant Robot, and with Japanese car manufacturer, Scion, in a collaborative effort to provide cut-out templates of Shin’s elaborate paper toys, in various issues of Giant Robot… Continue