Robots Will Rule the World

Boilerplate and the Gears of Fate

Tobor — Thu, 17 May 2007 20:40:20 +0000

The robot’s illustrated biography is delayed, but to its benefit.

Publication of the eagerly awaited hardcover book�Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, the saga of a robot invented in 1893, has been postponed until 2008. The delay is due in part to the bankruptcy of�distributor Publishers Group West (PGW).

But never fear! The silver lining is that Boilerplate creator Paul Guinan and co-author Anina Bennett will now have time to pour even more creative effort into recounting the robot’s amazing adventures with Teddy Roosevelt, Lawrence of Arabia, and other famous historical figures. The manuscript and images for Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel are nearly complete, and the publishing delay will give the husband-and-wife team an opportunity to polish their work to near perfection.

The Boilerplate web site (http://www.BigRedHair.com/boilerplate) has already been praised by the press, educators, scientists, bloggers, and readers around the world. The New York Times describes it as “deliciously detailed” and the book promises to be even tastier.

For Boilerplate fans, as well as the book’s authors, the wait shall be worth it.

Meet Your Masters!

Tobor — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:06:35 +0000

Check out this cool video - that Einstein robots looks pretty real!

Never call in sick again - thank you Robots!

Tobor — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:05:13 +0000

“Hey Bob, you look different today? Did you get your haircut????”

HeadThere: Blog

Where are you guys?
Giraffequette
The killer app for home robotics?
Marketing Telepresence
Haven’t others done this before?
Microsoft Robotics Studio/Target Market
Two-headed user interfaces
Can it bring me a beer?
The future of telepresence
Dogs and Cats?

Scariest Robot Video ever!

Tobor — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:36:53 +0000

For decades, hundreds of thousands of troops have been massed along the 155-mile demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. It’s a dull, dirty, and dangerous job—in other words, perfect for robots. Recently, South Korea purchased a Samsung-built static machine gun sentry. Once mounted, the robo-gun uses cameras and pattern-recognition software to autonomously classify vehicles, trees, and human beings at up to 1.25 miles—and then shoot them with a built-in, 5.5mm machine gun. Incidentally, the DMZ is 2.5 miles wide. [List continues after the most frightening product-pitch video you’ll ever watch, below…]

March of the Robots

Tobor — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:41:10 +0000

It is the face of cutting edge robotics, a vision of where consumer robotics is hoping to reach and itself a prototype for the types of machine that could one day be in our homes.

“We are continuing our research in hopes that we can one day introduce Asimo (a Robot made by Honda) into a home, or a hospital or maybe someday it will be fighting fires.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6250621.stm

Robots and Biology - the Beginning

Tobor — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:07:46 +0000

“The Swiss and French scientists made the robot, named Salamandra Robotica, swim in Lake Geneva and crawl on the lake shore. They also said the robot demonstrated that biology offers good ideas for robot design.”

Sounds like Robots are being developed with more and more biological features…. hmmmmm, I wonder what this will lead to??

http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKN0834715920070309

Robot Ethics Charter

Tobor — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:56:20 +0000

“The so-called Robot Ethics Charter, as proposed by the South Korean Government, will reflect the three laws of robotics as put forward in the 1940s by science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.

Those laws demand that robots not injure humans, that robots obey humans, and that robots protect themselves provided this doesn’t conflict with other laws.

The South Koreans say the time when robots think for themselves is in the not too distant future.”

Duhhh!

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s1867107.htm

Killer Robots!!

Tobor — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:45:38 +0000

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — An Israeli defense firm on Thursday unveiled a portable robot billed as being capable of entering most combat zones alone and engaging enemies with an onboard armory that includes a machine-pistol and grenades.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2934277&page=1

How long before bigger and smarter killer robots are created? And oh, yes, will the Robots Rule the World???

Konichiwa!

Tobor — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:55:27 +0000

Japanese Robots - serve tea!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/03/02/robot.tea.ap/index.html
What will be next? Robots Will Rule the World of course…. Mwahahaa, mwhahahah, mwahhaahha….

Robots Will Take Over!

Tobor — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:36:02 +0000

Robots Will Take Over! is a collection of general musings on the inevitabilty of robots rising up and enslaving us all. C’mon, it might not be that bad: remember those robots from the Smash ads? Man, they looked like fun, the cheeky little fellas!

Robots Will Take Over!

Ask a Ninja Robot Pirate
When You Said Robot Sex Club I Thought You Meant....
No Go Asimo
Jacko Armageddon!
I Think It Is Watching Us
More Song Lyrics: Robot Parade by The Might Be Giants
More Song Lyrics: Binary Love by The Rakes
Yeah, I'm In Love With An Android
Satellite Repair Bots
My New Favourite Word: Teledildonics
Robot Buttons? Buttons? Y'know, Badges. Oh Badges! Yes, Badges! With Robots!
They Are Spying On Us Now
But Will They Enter It In Robot Wars?
Once The Uprising Begins, This Will Be The Anthem of The Resistance
Ethical Code For Robots
Robot Comix
Killing Is A Form Of Interaction
I'd Do Anything For You (But I Won't Do That)
Don't Go Round For A Meal
Robotic Beer Launching Fridge
The Meek versus The Machines
A Robot Writes To A Robot Agony Aunt
From A Parallel Universe #3
A Sad Robot Has A Phone Conversation With His Callous Programmer #3
Haiku For You