Rubik's Robot

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Rubik's Robot This Kawasaki model can put it together in 4 minutes. url Some humans can do it in 10 seconds. Good for us! url See also another video of human vs. robot Rubik competition here. Today's pictures & links: Click to enlarge images. Russian Vintage Robots Some of them were truly ugly: Here is the famous American vintage robot, just for comparison. (original unknown) However Russians had a concept of nearly Japanese-style walking mecha-suit, which they would use in Siberian taiga (wild forest): (source: TM, Russia 1974) Russian vintage robot toys were much cuter: ------------ Folk-style painted cars: Pakistan trucks: covered with keyboard keys: (originals unknown) ------------ Steampunk Computer Mouse Very cool little device: "The Bug", made by Jacob Hildebrandt. See more info here, including a creepy eyeball connection. Also see this flickr set for more pictures. ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: 2007 Robot of the Year - [tech] The Death of High Fidelity - [thought-provoking] LP Sleeve face illusions, some nsfw - [cool site] Architectural Illusion - [picture] Extreme Japanese Custom Vans - [auto] Age of the Universe depends on your location - [science] - via Starbucks kills small cofeeshops? Maybe not. - [article] Parallel Parking Device - [cool video] Luxury Toilet inside Aquarium - [wow video] ------------ First Email Ad You've probably seen this ad before (it has been made popular once on the web) - but it's worth a second look. (click to enlarge) ------------ Art Made by Animals At TurtleKiss site they feature a living artistically-inclined TURTLE: (images credit: TurtleKiss) Koopa is a professional painting turtle. Koopa's created over 750 original abstract artworks over the last 5 years, and he's got at least one painting in each of the 50 U.S states. This wonderful turtle is not alone in such creative expression, by any means. There are a lot of painting animals...elephants, chimps, dolphins, seals, penguins, cats, dogs, roosters, etc. Here is a site full of drawings by an elephant: A collection of brilliantly colourful abstract works by a chimpanzee named Congo whose work was also believed to be owned by Picasso: (image credit: abstractdeviants) Sammy, a foxhound mix, uses a paintbrush attached to a rubber bone to paint a canvas: ((Photo: AP Photo/Matthew S. Gunby) ------------ Cool Dinosaur Vintage Animatronics (click to enlarge) (image credit: Modern Mechanix) ------------ ...on such a winter's day: +StumbleUpon Permanent Link... Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: