Created by Rufus Terrill, the "Bum Bot" stands 4-feet tall, weighs 300-pounds, and makes "his job to discourage vandals and vagabonds from marring the streets of Atlanta." Video after the break.
Rather than calling in the professionals, he constructed a remote controlled robot that can flash a spotlight, blast out water and resist even the toughest of 40oz. cans that inevitably come its way. Best of all, he can even make the creature talk[via Engadget]
This is what happens when you equip "Kondo's KHR-1HV with lasers and sensors and then let the teams battle it out in a mock-up city." Video after the break.
Look Japan, we know you love your robots but is it really prudent to equip them with frigging laser beams? You're looking at an actual photo from the Blazer tournament held this week in Fukuoka City, Japan.[via Engadget]
"Clear Cut" is essentially "an advanced robot designed to clear large areas of foliage from around a forest fire to help stop the flames from spreading." Click here for first picture in gallery.
Traditional back burning would certainly be cheaper and possibly less lethal to surrounding wildlife, but complete with and array of hubless motors, and integrated fuel system of its back this robot is a hell of a lot cooler[via Yankodesign]
A group of college students have built "Slashbot", which "works as a completely standalone process, using a converter box to translate specific pixel information from the screen intro note presses and strums on the mechanical contraption." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
On average, the bot is achieving 90 percent accuracy in expert mode, and has yet to be defeated by a human challenger. Next up? It plans to eradicate all human life on Earth, of course[via Engadget - Slashbot]
Not your average elephant robot, this one was specifically designed to wash/scrub urinals, and quickly to say the least. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Meet the Urinal Elephant, otherwise known as the Dasubee toilet scrubbing robot. Back 'er up to a ceramic throne of human effluence and watch big blue wipe down your man-stew with the lumbering grace of a robotic elephant[via Engadget - Impress]
Finnegan is basically an "agile and aggressively maneuvering biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicle, with oscillating foils." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The foils allow Finnegan to enjoy a high degree of maneuverability in confined spaces and high speed in open water, which is key for an AUV which will switch between traversing bodies of water and exploring underwater wrecks[via Dvice]
Little Big Man is basically an "8-foot tall robot made from found objects including a vintage radio cabinet, street lamp poles, vacuum cleaner parts, industrial food processor, antlers, and a variety of other parts." Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.
The "Little Man" lives inside the belly of the beast, working at the controls of his unwitting host. As he pulls his levers, the giant’s mouth opens and closes with an imposing bite[via Technabob]
3D graphics artist Andre Kutscherauer wanted to get creative with robots so he came up with the masterpiece above, showing a light bulb plugging itself in. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The works all include some form of evil robot madness, and with titles such as Brute Force, Selfillumination and Dandelion of Screws, how could we be anything but massively impressed? If you think we're talking junk, as usual, dive into the gallery and be amazed by the fantastic art installations[via Gizmodo - io9]
Standing 5.3-inches tall, HPI's G-Dog is a DIY robot that "features the same control unit and sensors of his bipedal buddy." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Presumably, G-Dog will only respond to street-wize greetings of "Whut up Gee?" and "'Sup Dawg?" at which point he'll lubricate his turf (aka, your carpet). G-Dog is expected to terrorize Japan sometime in July for around $1,000[via Engadget - Impress]
Ok, so there are still chefs, but this high-tech restaurant in Germany makes do without a wait staff. Continue reading for a video preview -- courtesy of BBC.
As we already knew, everything in this restaurant in Nuremberg is completely automated, from the ordering process—using a touchscreen which also allows you to surf the web or email while waiting for our order— to the delivery of the food to your color-coded seat[via Gizmodo - BBC]
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