[Update: Click here to view the WALL-E Trailer] – Over the years we’ve seen a bundle of robot films, from the adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, the Terminator series, and the forgettable Short Circuit films. An upcoming film about a robot uprising (starring Shrek-star Mike Meyers) is also in the works. One of the most promising [...]

My late grandfather owned a chicken coop, which regularly produced a few dozen yellow, fluffy chicks every year or so. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to spend much time around baby chickens, you’ll notice a few things: Cuddly? Check. Yellow? Check. Cute? Check. Prone to crap on everything in sight and make a mess [...]

It isn’t a robot per se — it has more in common with a Kleenex box than any autonomous creation — but I couldn’t let this one pass by. According to a post over at Far East Gizmos, this friendly fellow — dubbed the Hero — is hand-made from fibreboard and other conventional bits. Opening [...]

photo: © Tamiya Like many American males, I spent a few years of my youth pining for an authentic Rock’Em Sock ‘Em Robots punching game. While the only thing robotic about the set was the blocky demeanor of the molded-plastic pugilists, it was good fun. Seriously, what’s not to like about robots beating each other [...]