It's easy to imagine this quadruped robot with a prehensile proboscis is a living creature with awareness.
We really shouldn't be pissing off the machines... from PeopleBeingJerks
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9:18 am Fri
Aug 18, 2017
Look at this man trying to stop a Boston Dynamics robot from opening a door
Robot appendage "grows" like a plant
Inspired by the way plants grow, MIT researchers designed a flexible robot appendage that can work in tight spaces but is rigid enough to support heavy parts or twist tight screws. From MIT News: The appendage design is inspired by the way plants grow, which involves the transport of nutrients, in a fluidized form, up […]
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Spectacular, robotic cardboard sculptures
Greg Olijnyk works as a 2D graphic designer, but his hobby is creating unbelievably wonderful 3D science fictional cardboard sculptures that sport motors and lights that animate them (some use photovoltaic cells for power, too).
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Bosstown Dynamics, the future of law enforcement
Corridor produced this excellent parody of Boston Dynamics’ robots and the style of its promotional videos. It could be the trailer for a new Neill Blomkamp or Paul Verhoeven movie, but where the satire is immediately transformed into stress because there’s very little about it that seems unlikely or even beyond the fairly immediate future. […]
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This percussion massaging device is on sale for less than $100
Cheap massage chairs are a common Christmas gift, but we’re willing to bet they don’t get a lot of actual use from the people who could really use a massage. We’re talking about people with deep, chronic joint pain or anyone who does a serious workout on a regular basis. For that kind of soreness, […]
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Take your cereal on the road with this innovative combo cup
The bummers of adulthood are too many to count, but one of our least favorites is the inability to sit down and enjoy a nice bowl of cereal. When you’ve got a long commute ahead, let’s face it: That extra time it takes to pour the milk and chow down is too precious to spare. […]
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Daily Harvest is healthy eating for the on-the-go lifestyle
Who are these people that have time for a job, social life, and actual healthy meals? With a nutrition segment on seemingly every talk show and entire networks devoted to food, it can sometimes seem like we’ve never left our mother’s house and her constant admonitions to “eat your vegetables!” And okay, she was right. […]
