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The 10 Best Robots in Pop Culture

Donald Deane — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:24:07 +0000

Sadly, Matt Groening's long-running cartoon 'Futurama' was canceled earlier this week after seven seasons and 140 episodes on two different networks. Yes, we'll miss Fry, Leela and the rest of the crew, but we'll miss Bender, the acerbic, cigar-chomping robot, the most. But it's not all bad news -- Bender has rightfully earned himself a place among the most memorable robots in pop culture.

Jam Out With All-Robot Band 'Compressorhead'

Tom Blunt — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:30:34 +0000

The all-robot band Compressorhead makes those Chuck E. Cheese animatrons look like a bunch of clowns! The 78-fingered guitarists are both playing their bolts off, but the four-armed, mohawked drummer robot with is programmed head-nodding steals the show right out from under them. Compressorhead (“the world’s heaviest metal band,” according to their website) can be seen [...]

Quadriplegic Woman Feeds Herself With Robotic Arm

Tom Blunt — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:41:53 +0000

This incredible video shows a woman’s journey from almost total immobility to being able to pick up and move objects, thanks to surgical brain implants connected to a robotic arm named ‘Hector.’ The goal that Jan Scheuerman set for herself before her surgery? To be able to feed herself a piece a chocolate. You may [...]

Is Sex With Robots the Key to Living Longer?

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:30:20 +0000

As guys, we’re pretty much open to any sort of sexual experience out there, except like, dolphin humping. That's weird. So, when we heard there’s some research going on about sex with robots, we lost a little of our faith in the human race, but were also slightly intrigued.

Fight Friends With These Life-Sized 'Rock 'em Sock'em Robots'

Dylan Schenker — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:00:55 +0000

Remember ‘Rock ‘em Sock’em Robots’ from when you were a kid? The red and blue robots with the heads that spring up when hit? Wow, you’re old. Now imagine those robots as life-sized robo bumper cars two people drive around in and fight each other with and you’ll get the gist of ‘Bionic Bopper Cars.’ These [...]

Conan O'Brien Pits Cheap 'Real Steel' Rip-Off Robots Against Each Other [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:00:56 +0000

The number one movie in America, for the second week in a row, is the Hugh Jackman battling ‘bots flick ‘Real Steel.’ Conan O’Brien knows this and decided to capitalize on the sudden interest in robots, pitting two handmade robots against each other on last night’s show.