One Hacker Band is a fun project by a techie who builds custom robots to play his instruments and makes fun videos with them. As you can see above, the machines might not have quite the grit and fervor of Kurt Cobain, but they can still get the basics down. Also: it's just an incredibly impressive engineering feat!
Listen to some robots do a decent Nirvana cover
Robot uses oversize chopsticks to move boxes around
Yesterday, we learned that a robot confused its repairman with a box and killed him. Hopefully Dextrous Robotics' chopstick robot demonstrated in the video below will be more diligent about… READ THE REST
Robot misidentifies its repairman as a cardboard box and kills him
At a pepper-sorting plant in South Korea's South Gyeongsang province, a technician was inspecting a robot whose job is to lift boxes of vegetables and place them on pallets. As… READ THE REST
Documentary about automata, the mechanical "robots" of the past
I'm a big fan of tantalizingly complex pre-electric automatons and computers, from the mechanism found at Antikythera to the Blaise Bontems. In an hourlong documentary, embedded below, Professor Simon Schaffer… READ THE REST
Gift someone the chance at $2 million, when you have this unique puzzle, now just $30
TL;DR: Is there any greater gift than cash? That's what you gift someone when you present them with the 2 Million Dollar Puzzle, a fun game that promises players a… READ THE REST
Get the best sleep of your life with the 3D eye mask, now $19.97
TL;DR: There's no greater gift than a good night's sleep. Get the Shut-Eye Wireless 3D Sleep Mask with Bluetooth Headphones. Usually $49, this holiday season you can get them for just $19.97.… READ THE REST
Treat the culinary master in your life with this exclusively-priced set of knives for $89.97 this holiday
TL;DR: Every passionate home cook or aspiring chef needs a knife set that can handle every cutting task. Save 64% off on this 5-piece knife set made from Damascus stainless steel today… READ THE REST
