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Mr. Roboto

So a Robot Rolls in to a Coffee Shop …

Only in California: Aaron Blumenshine spotted an Anybots telepresence robot ordering a scone at Mountain View’s Red Rock cafe. The Singularity is upon us, and it has a taste for baked goods.

(Laughing Squid via Waxy)

The Super Bowl Spot for Transformers: Dark of the Moon [HD]

Robotic Sumo Wrestling: Smaller Than You Think [Video]

This footage was taken at the 2010 All Japan Robot Sumo Finals and pits small robots which are both remote controlled and programmed to fight an opponent (meaning that the humans are not entirely in control …).

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Meet Robonaut2, NASA’s Robotic Astronaut

NASA may not be flying to the moon anytime soon, but it’s still doing its part to make geek hearts everywhere go aflutter: namely, building robot astronauts.

TheĀ Robonaut2, which NASA bills as the “Next Generation Dexterous Robot,” is being developed by NASA and GM, under a very Escape Velocity-sounding “Space Act Agreement.” The bot is capable of lifting 20-pound weights, manipulating tools, and looking like Boba Fett. Pics and video after the jump:

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Robotic Rubik’s Cube Solver in Action

As tough as Rubik’s Cubes might be to solve for you, it turns out that all you need to solve a 4×4 cube is some LEGO Mindstorms parts, a mass-market LEGO programmable robotics kit, and a Nokia smartphone from three years ago.

The execution is the tricky part:

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Steampunk Fish is No Flop

We’ve seen our share of steampunk sculptures of fish before — many of them very good — but Jud Turner‘s “Pollutacuda” wins for sheer intricacy. It’s definitely got a Karl Ruprecht Kroenen, a.k.a. “that mechanical Nazi from Hellboy,” vibe going on. Full body shot after the jump:

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