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The Adopt-A-Bot Orphanage by Bryan Marshall

September 26, 2011

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These carefully assembled examples of junk art, mostly in the form of robots, come by way of Bryan Marshall, an artist who obviously enjoys his craft. His Flickr photostream is filled with over two-years worth of his work. If you’re interested in purchasing some of his orphaned bots, be sure to check out his Etsy [...]

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Man Meets Machine in This Mans Robotic ARMY

July 21, 2010

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I remember watching this during G.I. JOE cartoons in the 1980’s… but until recent times, robots in warfare were still science fiction and fantasy.

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ROBOCAT Not So LOL: Curiosity Kills PSA Video

July 4, 2010

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Remember folks, just as you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, curiosity kills the cat, even robot ones.

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APOD: 2010 June 6 – Lunokhod: Reflections on a Moon Robot

June 5, 2010

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It may look like some sort of cute alien robot, but it was created here on Earth, launched to the Moon in 1970, and now reflects laser light in a scientifically useful way. On November 17, 1970 the Soviet Luna 17 spacecraft landed the first roving remote-controlled robot on the Moon. Known as Lunokhod 1, [...]

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