A Robotic Dog’s Mortality - The New York Times

A poignant little video about what happens when humans bond with tiny robots, and what happens when the related technology becomes obsolete. (Be sure to watch the hi def video on the NYT site. Lovely.)

A Robotic Dog’s Mortality - The New York Times

(Thanks, VonHerwig!)

DIY paper robots and birdhouses.

studio ditte now has DIY constructable versions of their completely adorable robot and birdhouse wallpapers. Coo.



Paper products | Category | 7 | Webshop | Studio ditte

Robot wallpaper.

Be still my little robot-loving heart.



Robot wallpaper | Studio ditte

(via jeanniejeannie)

Himatic's robots.

These would fit nicely into my robot collection.



Andrea Petrachi a.k.a. Himatic creates his robotic sculptures from things most of people simply throw away.

his work is based on the assembly of ordinary objects, broken electronics, recycled materials and old toys.

Himatic see his work as a symbol of our out-of-control desire to buy things,a celebration of the human desire to challenge nature through technology.

himatic

(via io9)

BITBOTS! (Updated)

Update: Roy Barazini, the creator of Bitbots (and a fellow UXer!), just sent me a note with some updated pics of his Bitbots. So fab. Check 'em out.







Babylonian Kingdom is an orderly and organized place: a city where well-programmed BITBOTS live a calculated life. Their ruler, BIGBOT, has ordered them to build a never-ending tower, as part of Babylon's eternal quest to rule the sky.

BITBOTS work perfectly and predictably, spending their days and nights building and behaving as good robots should.

One day, as a result of a mysterious mishap in the manufacturing process, something went off-bit.

Some of the BITBOTS began expressing themselves in an unusual way, revealing new personality, daydreaming and questioning their leader's orders. Life in Babylon was disrupted. BIGBOT was not pleased.

In a fit of rage he declared these BITBOT rejects "OFFBITS", and exiled them from the Babylonian Kingdom to fend for themselves in human society.

Now, with nothing but their human-like malfunctions, these OFFBITS search for a human adopter, to take them in and let them continue to express themselves in a new world.

The OFFBITS

(Thank you, Debbie Glasserman!)

CB2 Robot

Checking out the new CB2 products, this was a complete surprise. Yay, CB2!


CB2 - robot

Sony Rolly the Dancing MP3 Player.

I kinda want one.



Some other fun and less spendy players here:
Strange and Unusual MP3 Players | Retrevo

Hipstamatic iPhone App.

Two bucks and loads of fun. About 10 seconds after I downloaded the app, I took this pic of one of my numerous robot companions.


Hipstamatic iPhone App - Digital Photography Never Looked So Analog

Mike Rivamonte's robots.

I want every single one of them, but I'm head over heels for this one in particular.



Mike Rivamonte :: Sculpture

Nerdbots on paper!

Okay, yes. I'm probably overexcited, but I really love Nerdbots. (Enough to own two.)





Don't know what Nerdbots are? You need to check them out. So cool.


Nerdbots :: Found object robot sculptures for your inner nerd.

Google Android logo.

I know absolutely nothing about Google's Android mobile platform, but I *love*love*love* their logo.


(From a brand standpoint, doesn't it seems a little strange they didn't subtly work their Google "g" in there somewhere?)

Photo credit

Wigglebot.

I have no idea where this came from, but it makes me happy.



UPDATE:
Thanks to our new pal, mogadonia, I can now link to the original entry that has even more wiggles. Thank you!

The actual movie is Devil Girl From Mars, but the animation itself is from the very wonderful darkstarpilot community on livejournal. It's like the film_stills community on LJ, but each post is a sci-fi movie accompanied by a series of animated gifs captured from it. Simple but effective idea, much like threeframes.net as mentioned above.

DRAK STAR - DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS 1954

Charlie & his robot.

This is my pal Gretchen's son, Charlie. Charlie is 7. Charlie made a robot.

I love it. I want him to make one for me to keep my Nerdbots company.




(This is Charlie's second appearance on my blog.)

D Is For Dalek mug.

Yes, I'm a total dork. And this may be my new favorite store.


General Robots - D Is For Dalek Mug

Stephane Halleux's bots.

Wow. These are so cool, they're actually making me a little giddy.








The site does not do these justice. I wish he'd get rid of the Flash and just make the images bigger.
Stephane Halleux - Sculpteur

(via boingboing)

I think this is my fave so far.

Robot a Day

(Thanks to Tina and Timmy for the heads up awhile ago!)

Squishybots.

21" tall and pretty fab. I wouldn't mind some of these.




squishable.com: they're giant round fuzzy stuffed animals. hug them.

tweenbots.

I'm late to the game on this one, but I really, really do love both the concept and the bots. I have to post it just to show my support.


Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal.

tweenbots | kacie kinzer

(via Timbot & Czeltbot)

Today was a robot-y good day.

Why? Because I got an early birthday present -- my lovely boyfriend bought me a new Nerdbot. This one is named Colt, and he's fabulous. Thank you, monk!


For the life of him, Colt can’t figure out how to use zippers and gets incredibly frustrated when it comes to chopsticks. In his free time, he enjoys painting ceramics and polishing his collection of gems and minerals. He’s currently studying mollusks and dreams of one day traveling the country giving lectures on the topic.

Nerdbots :: Found object robot sculptures for your inner nerd.

Robot!

I do love me a cool robot.


Etsy :: bluebellbazaar :: Vintage Gort die cast Robot Space toy