Elvis Montero » Robots http://www.elvismontero.com Technologist. Blogger. Human. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 A-Pod = Most awesome toy ever! http://www.elvismontero.com/2009/04/14/a-pod-most-awesome-toy-ever/ http://www.elvismontero.com/2009/04/14/a-pod-most-awesome-toy-ever/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:00:46 +0000 emontero http://www.elvismontero.com/?p=182 As if we were not fearful enough already with the monumental potential of our run-of-the-mill humanoids, some folks have taken it upon themselves to create a remote-controlled robot that could further scare the bejesus out of us (especially during a dark, windy night). Check it out:

Obviously, nothing says “I’m awesome” more than 3 pair of legs. The fact that this little piece of hotness resembles a spider is just icing on the cake. I want one!

]]> http://www.elvismontero.com/2009/04/14/a-pod-most-awesome-toy-ever/feed/ 0 The end is near http://www.elvismontero.com/2009/03/24/the-end-is-near/ http://www.elvismontero.com/2009/03/24/the-end-is-near/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:00:51 +0000 emontero http://www.elvismontero.com/?p=159 Can you honestly say you’re not freaked out at least a tiny bit?

Did you see “her” face expressions? What about the bipedal motion? I know we’ve had Asimo for a while now. Nonetheless, I still think machines using two legs for walking are uber cool.

We’re almost there, guys. Make no mistake. Robots WILL conquer us all. There’s a positive take away though. If nothing else, robots will now be able to convey the right facial expression while crushing us like insignificant bugs.

Hail the new overlords!

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