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The 10 Best Robots in Pop Culture

Donald Deane — Sun, 28 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.

West Seneca NY Elementary School Features Pupils and a Robot In Class [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:08:57 +0000

When I made my predictions in December 2012, one of them was that we were going to see the use of robots more and more in 2013. It appears that I've gotten this one right. What makes this story even more exciting to me is that it's happening where I went to school in West Seneca New York.

Get a Facebook 'Like' and Tech-Savvy Vest Hugs You

Cameron Simcik — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:00:18 +0000

It was recently revealed that Facebook now has one billion users -- that's 15% of the world’s population. That’s a pretty impressive achievement for Mr. Zuckerburg, if you ask us. There’s no denying the top-notch social network has become integrated into our daily lives, and now there's a way to be physically rewarded by the site -- ‘Like-A-Hug.'

Smooth Robots Bust a Move to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'

Don Deane — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:30:43 +0000

If you have nightmares of robots taking over the world, this video won’t help. It is, however, an impressive display of technology as a perfectly synchronized group of ‘bots dance in time to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller.’ All hail our toe-tapping mechanical overlords! Built and programmed as part of an effort by Aldebaran Robotics and MIT, [...]

5 Forgotten 80′s Robots

Dave Wheeler — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:16:40 +0000

In the 1980s, the use of robots in movies was a clear sign of the future ahead. Without the use of mechanical bots in those movies, we'd never have classics like I, Robot. Of course, you had your classic robots of the day like R2-D2 or C-3P0, but what about the others? We had to go through a lot of malfunctioning HAL 3000's to get to the good ones. Here's a list of 5 F