I love art. But I also love lasers, robots, holograms, light beings, space and general cybernetics. The Kinetic Art Fair is where all things future, electronic and art collide in one amazingly strange world. It's only for this weekend and only…
Continue Reading →Mexico plus robots plus stop-motion mastery equals a piece of work that we are really proud of. By Stefano Dembro (a fake name of a fake designer, or something). Gorgeous stop motion work, check out the stills and video from…
Continue Reading →If being woken up in the morning by a dutiful robot buddy is a trait of the future, then Tokyobay has assured that the future is now. Tokibot clocks take three classic robot styles and equip them with chest-inlaid timepieces…
Continue Reading →UNIQLO has never been afraid to inovate the shopping experience (think: UT Loop, grid playground and the concept t-shirt store) but this time they are adding a robot to their stores. Yep, you read right a robot named Wakamaru. Designed…
Continue Reading →Mike Heisler introduces three of the friendliest Slobots to date, expanding his world of functional machines turned personable friends of man. Two of the new additions, Slo-Damen and Slo-Herren, are boxier with an old school look. Their orangey-red color is…
Continue Reading →Natalie Jeremijenko, a loved and non-traditional professor at UCSD (and previously, Yale), has brought her amazing Feral Robotic Dog project to the West coast. This awesomely creative and interesting experiment has students transform old toy robotic dogs into toxin-sniffing, pollution…
Continue Reading →When I was a wee lad, I played with Legos. To me, Legos were those little plastic blocks that came in different colors and sizes; the sky (or dinner bell in my case) was the limit on what you could…
Continue Reading →Anyone reading this blog for a while knows we have a special appreciation for robots-- Especially breakdancing robots. We also have a special place in our hearts for robots made from found objects like the ones above designed by artist…
Continue Reading →The JDF (Japan Design Foundation) will be hosting the 2006 International Design Competition in Osaka, Japan later this year, but with the technical details that being a competitor involves we thought we'd give you the heads up. This year's emphasis…
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