Sort of. Okay, not really. Megabots Inc. is running a Kickstarter to fund upgrades to their giant combat robot MK-II because they challenged Japanese robotics firm Suidobashi Heavy Industry to a death battle, which they accepted. Because, seriously -- when someone says, 'My [...]
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Tor reports that Legendary TV has optioned the rights for John Scalzi's latest novel Lock In. Scalzi is on fire these days. This marks the third of his novels being developed for the small screen, with his Old Man's War series [...]
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Sort of. Robots! Dragons! Robot Dragons! This incredible mechanized monstrosity is the result of the animatronics wizards at La Machine, a French street theatre company. They call it Long Ma Jing Shen or “The Spirit of the Horse Dragon." Check out the videos below, [...]
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Well, it's actually the name of a series that they're developing. Comedy Central isn't actually developing robots, at least not publicly. They have, however, announced their 2011-12 development slate, and it includes an animated half-hour show entitled Robots. Here's what they have [...]
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I love a really well done book trailer. As conceptual and contextual as my brain works, sometimes some visual cues can really bring an idea home for me. Take this fan-made book trailer by Stephen Lunsford about Daniel H. Wilson's novel Robopocalypse. [...]
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I can't see how this will end well. Australian Structural Engineer Kris Tressider may LOOK like a robot genius for building a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot of his very own, but let's really think about this. Picture if you will, a Monday afternoon: [...]
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